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9781405152549

The Rise of Homo sapiens The Evolution of Modern Thinking

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  • ISBN13:

    9781405152549

  • ISBN10:

    1405152540

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2009-04-06
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary

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

Author Biography

Frederick L. Coolidge is Professor of Psychology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Along with Tomas Wynn he has pubished articles in American Scientist, Current Anthropology, Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Journal of Human Evolution, and many others.
Thomas Wynn is Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Anthropology, University of Colorado.

Table of Contents

List of Figuresp. vi
Introductionp. 1
The Brainp. 7
Working Memoryp. 35
Brain Evolutionp. 48
Primatesp. 73
Early Homininsp. 85
Homo erectusp. 107
The First Major Leap in Cognition: The Tree-to-Ground Sleep Transitionp. 128
Homo heidelbergensis and the Beginnings of Modern Thinkingp. 151
The Rise and Fall of Neandertalp. 180
The Second Major Leap in Cognition: Enhanced Working Memory and the Evolution of Modern Thinkingp. 207
Glossaryp. 246
Referencesp. 278
Indexp. 301
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