The Social Brain on the Internet
The Social Brain on the Internet
In primates and humans alike, the number of social relationships an individual can have is constrained in part by its so... Read more
23 Aug 2011
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43mins
Why the Hominin Cognitive Niche Was and Is a Crucially Socio-cognitive Niche
Why the Hominin Cognitive Niche Was and Is a Crucially Socio-cognitive Niche
Tooby and deVore argued that hominin evolution hinged on the exploitation of a unique 'cognitive niche'. We propose that... Read more
23 Aug 2011
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50mins
Metacognition and the Social Mind: How Individuals Interact at the Neural Level
Metacognition and the Social Mind: How Individuals Interact at the Neural Level
I will review recent research in neuroimaging and computation neuroscience, and present a new paradigm for studying deci... Read more
23 Aug 2011
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38mins
Experiencing Language
Experiencing Language
The evolutionary relationship between human linguistic capacity and humans' emotional make-up has not, as yet, received ... Read more
23 Aug 2011
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43mins
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Signals, Honesty and the Evolution of Language
Signals, Honesty and the Evolution of Language
The evolution of language is a long-standing puzzle for many reasons. One is that its very virtues as a system of commun... Read more
23 Aug 2011
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49mins
Embodiment: Taking Sociality Seriously
Embodiment: Taking Sociality Seriously
A very wise person of our acquaintance once said, 'Read old books to get new ideas'. Here, we pursue the ideas presented... Read more
22 Aug 2011
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43mins
Cortico-cerebellar Evolution and the Distributed Neural Basis of Cognition
Cortico-cerebellar Evolution and the Distributed Neural Basis of Cognition
Biologists interested in cognitive evolution have focussed on the dramatic expansion of the forebrain, particularly the ... Read more
22 Aug 2011
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45mins
A New Comparative Psychology
A New Comparative Psychology
In their classic 1969 paper Hodos and Campbell bemoaned the absence of appropriate evolutionary theory in comparative ps... Read more
22 Aug 2011
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46mins
The Mystery of Cumulative Culture
The Mystery of Cumulative Culture
Human demographic and ecological success is frequently attributed to our capacity for cumulative culture, which allows h... Read more
22 Aug 2011
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54mins
Cultural Inheritance of Cultural Learning
Cultural Inheritance of Cultural Learning
It is widely acknowledged that the cumulative cultural inheritance of technological skills and social practices has play... Read more
22 Aug 2011
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54mins
