Cognitive archaeology, body cognition, and the evolution of visuospatial perception. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Emiliano Bruner.
• Editors: Bruner, Emiliano
• Contents: Section I: Visuospatial cognition and evolution Somatosensation and body perception: the integration of afferent signals in multisensory cognitive processes Perception by effortful touch and a lawful approach to (the evolution of) perceiving and acting Evolutionary perspective on peripersonal space and perception The body in the world: tools and somato-centric maps in the primate brain Parietal cortex and cumulative technological culture Body-tool integration: past, present, and future Section II: Visuospatial behavior and cognitive archaeology The evolution of the parietal lobes in the genus Homo: the fossil evidence Parietal Lobe Expansion, its Consequences for Working Memory, and the Evolution of Modern Thinking Experimental neuroarchaeology of visuospatial behavior Cognitive archaeology, attention and visual behaviour Handling prehistory: tools, electrophysiology and haptics A comparative approach to evaluating the biomechanical complexity of the freehand knapping swing Psychometrics, visuospatial capacity and cognitive archaeology
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages)
• Subjects: 612.823309009; Archaeology; Cognition and culture; Cognition -- History; Neurosciences -- History; Human evolution; Anthropology, Prehistoric
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323993845
• Related ISBNs: 9780323991933
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