The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking

Copyright © 2009 Frederick L. Coolidge and Thomas Wynn

The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking

Author(s): Frederick L. Coolidge, Thomas Wynn

Published Online: 30 MAR 2009

Print ISBN: 9781405152532

Online ISBN: 9781444308297

DOI: 10.1002/9781444308297

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The Rise of Homo Sapiens: The Evolution of Human Thinking presents a provocative theory about the evolution of the modern mind based on archaeological evidence and the working memory model of experimental psychologist Alan Baddeley.

  • A unique introduction and primer into the new discipline of cognitive archaeology
  • Introduces scientists and college students (at all levels) to the fascinating interface between the worlds of archaeology and cognitive science

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–vii)

    2. Chapter 1

      Introduction (pages 1–6)

    3. Chapter 2

      The Brain (pages 7–34)

    4. Chapter 3

      Working Memory (pages 35–47)

    5. Chapter 4

      Brain Evolution (pages 48–72)

    6. Chapter 5

      Primates (pages 73–84)

    7. Chapter 6

      Early Hominins (pages 85–106)

    8. Chapter 7

      Homo erectus (pages 107–127)

    9. Chapter 8

      The First Major Leap in Cognition: The Tree-to-Ground Sleep Transition (pages 128–150)

    10. Chapter 9

      Homo heidelbergensis and the Beginnings of Modern Thinking (pages 151–179)

    11. Chapter 10

      The Rise and Fall of Neandertal (pages 180–206)

    12. Chapter 11

      The Second Major Leap in Cognition: Enhanced Working Memory and the Evolution of Modern Thinking (pages 207–245)

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      Glossary (pages 246–277)

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      References (pages 278–300)

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      Index (pages 301–308)

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