Foundations in Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience
This book is an introduction to the emerging field of evolutionary cognitive neuroscience, a branch of neuroscience that combines the disciplines of evolutionary psychology and cognitive neuroscience. It outlines the application of cognitive neuroscientific methods (e.g. functional magnetic resonance imaging, transcranial magnetic stimulation, magneto-and electroencephalography, and the use of neuropsychiatric and neurosurgical patients) to answer empirical questions posed from an...
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An essential primer presenting major topics of study undertaken by evolutionary cognitive neuroscientists.
1 Introduction to evolutionary psychology : A Darwinian approach to human behavior and cognition Aaron T. Goetz Goetz, Aaron T. Todd K. Shackelford Shackelford, Todd K. Steven M. Platek Platek, Steven M. 12 The evolution of general fluid intelligence David C. Geary Geary, David C. 223 The role of a general cognitive factor in the evolution of human intelligence James J. Lee Lee, James J. 574 Where there is an adaptation, there is a domain: The form-function fit in information processing H. Clark Barrett Barrett, H. Clark 975 Invention and community in the emergence of language: Insights from new sign languages Michael A. Arbib Arbib, Michael A. 1176 Origins of the language: Correlation between brain evolution and language development Alfredo Ardila Ardila, Alfredo 1537 The evolutionary cognitive neuropsychology of face preferences Anthony C. Little Little, Anthony C. Benedict C. Jones Jones, Benedict C. 1758 Sex differences in the neural correlates of jealousy Hidehiko Takahashi Takahashi, Hidehiko Yoshiro Okubo Okubo, Yoshiro 205Index 216
