In the light of evolution Volume VII, The human mental machinery Volume VII, The human mental machinery /

"Humans possess certain unique mental traits. Self-reflection, as well as ethic and aesthetic values, is among them, constituting an essential part of what we call the human condition. The human mental machinery led our species to have a self-awareness but, at the same time, a sense of justice,...

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Autores Corporativos: Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium of the National Academy of Sciences In the Light of Evolution VII (-), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Cela Conde, Camilo José, editor (editor), Gutiérrez Lombardo, Raúl, editor, Avise, John C., editor, Ayala, Francisco José, 1934- editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : National Academies Press [2014]
Colección:National Academies ebooks.
Sackler Colloquium series.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44939097*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Current study of the mindbrain relationships
  • Theory of mind and Darwin's legacy
  • Affiliation, empathy, and the origins of theory of mind
  • Evolution of consciousness: phylogeny, ontogeny, and emergence from general anesthesia
  • The primate evolutionary continuity
  • Similarity in form and function of the hippocampus in rodents, monkeys, and humans
  • The evolution of episodic memory
  • Neuroethology of primate social behavior
  • Synaptogenesis and development of pyramidal neuron dendritic morphology in the chimpanzee neocortex resembles humans
  • The human difference: from ethics to aesthetics
  • Making lasting memories: remembering the significant
  • Concepts and implications of altruism bias and pathological altruism
  • Justice- and fairness-related behaviors in nonhuman primates
  • Powering up with indirect reciprocity in a large-scale field experiment
  • From perception to pleasure: music and its neural substrates
  • Learning where to look for a hidden target
  • Impact of contour on aesthetic judgments and approach-avoidance decisions in architecture
  • Dynamics of brain networks in the aesthetic appreciation.