2 posts tagged “evolution”
Episode 47 of the Brain Science Podcast is a discussion of Principles of Brain Evolution
by Georg F. Striedter. My goal is to highlight the main ideas of this
complicated, and often controversial subject. Understanding the
principles of brain evolution is an important element in our
multidisciplinary attempt to understand how our brains make us who we
are.
Listen to Episode 47 of the Brain Science Podcast
The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, And Intelligence Evolved from Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans, by Stanley I Greenspan, MD and Stuart G Shanker, D. PHIL. (2004) is a very ambitious book.
I wanted to talk about emotion, but I generally base the Brain Science Podcast on my current reading, which is why I chose this rather difficult book that touches on psychology, child development, evolution, and theories about the emergence of language and intelligence.
The basic premise, which is discussed in the podcast is that emotional signaling is the basis for the emergence of language and intellligence. Evidence supporting this hypothesis is discussed as is how the theory challenges long-standing theories about language and intelligence.
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