The language-ready head: Evolutionary considerations

This article offers a succinct overview of the hypothesis that the evolution of cognition could benefit from a close examination of brain changes reflected in the shape of the neurocranium. I provide both neurological and genetic evidence in support of this hypothesis, and conclude that the study of...

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Autor principal: Boeckx, Cedric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2016
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5325863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27368628
http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-016-1087-5
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