Chapter 4. Brain Evolution

  1. Frederick L. Coolidge,
  2. Thomas Wynn

Published Online: 30 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9781444308297.ch4

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) Brain Evolution, in The Rise of The Evolution of Modern Thinking, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444308297.ch4

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:

  • brain evolution;
  • mismatch in genetic and phenotypic variability and a whole new field of epigenetics;
  • natural selection and its role - passing more genes on to next generation than those who do not;
  • heritability revisited and epigenetics - field of behavior genetics dominating “DNA-thinking”; models of inheritance;
  • evolutionary psychology - role of natural selection in cognition evolution;
  • role of constraint - hippocampus role in formulation of long-term declarative memories;
  • structural constraints on brain evolution and metabolic constraints;
  • story of brain and cognitive evolution within vertebrates - story of natural selection and structural constraint

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • How Brains Evolve

  • Evolutionary Psychology

  • The Role of Constraint

  • The Metabolic Trade-off

  • Summary

  • Methods of Study

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