Historical development of human cognition a cultural-historical neuropsychological perspective
Introduction -- Origins of language -- Origins of spatial abilities -- Origins of writing -- Origins of calculation abilities -- Origins of executive functions -- Culture and cognitive testing -- Toward the future
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Singapore
Springer
2018
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| Schriftenreihe: | Perspectives in cultural-historical research
volume 3 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction -- Origins of language -- Origins of spatial abilities -- Origins of writing -- Origins of calculation abilities -- Origins of executive functions -- Culture and cognitive testing -- Toward the future This book addresses a central question: how did cognition emerge in human history? It approaches the question from a cultural-historical, neuropsychological perspective and analyses evidence on the historical origins of cognitive activity; integrates information regarding cross-cultural differences in neuropsychological performance; and discusses how adopting a historical and cultural perspective in the behavioural neurosciences can help to arrive at a better understanding of cognition. Lastly, it proposes general guidelines for future research in the area |
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| Beschreibung: | xv, 174 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9811068860 981-10-6886-0 9789811068867 978-981-10-6886-7 |