Chapter 11. The Second Major Leap in Cognition: Enhanced Working Memory and the Evolution of Modern Thinking

  1. Frederick L. Coolidge,
  2. Thomas Wynn

Published Online: 30 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444308297.ch11

Book Title

The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking

The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking

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How to Cite

Coolidge, F. L. and Wynn, T. (2009) The Second Major Leap in Cognition: Enhanced Working Memory and the Evolution of Modern Thinking, in The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444308297.ch11

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 30 MAR 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 MAR 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405152532

Online ISBN: 9781444308297

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Keywords:

  • second major leap in cognition - enhanced working memory and evolution of modern thinking;
  • mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) and Y-chromosomes studies - modern populations in Africa with greatest genetic variability;
  • modern human archeology;
  • European Upper Paleolithic;
  • European replacement scenario for cognitive evolution;
  • Aurignacian culture - additive genetic mutation or epigenetic event affecting neural organization of brain;
  • Blombos Cave and enigma of early anatomically modern humans;
  • episodic buffer and episodic memory;
  • archeology of executive functions and enhanced working memory;
  • wrench in monkey works

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Who's Who

  • We Are All Africans

  • The Archeology of Modern Humans

  • The European Upper Paleolithic

  • A Small but Significant Difference

  • A Heritable Event Leads to Enhanced Working Memory

  • The Archeology of Executive Functions and Enhanced Working Memory

  • The Wrench in the Monkey Works

  • Blombos Cave and the Enigma of Early Anatomically Modern Humans

  • Why Doesn't Symbol Use Imply a Modern Mind?

  • Could We Be Wrong?

  • Summary

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