The challenge of studying human cognitive evolution is identifying unique features of our
intelligence while explaining the processes by which they arose. Comparisons with …

Sixty years ago, Karl Lashley suggested that complex action sequences, from simple motor
acts to language and music, are a fundamental but neglected aspect of neural function …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

A landmark account of the neurobiological basis of language—arguing that species-specific
brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language. Language makes …

Nerve myelination facilitates saltatory action potential conduction and exhibits
spatiotemporal variation during development associated with the acquisition of behavioral …

El cerebro humano es una máquina extraordinaria, capaz de transformarse a sí misma a
partir de la experiencia y de albergar talentos que nos vuelven únicos como especie …

What evolutionary events led to the emergence of human cognition? Although the genetic
differences separating modern humans from both non-human primates (for example …

The self-domestication hypothesis suggests that, like mammalian domesticates, humans
have gone through a process of selection against aggression–a process that in the case of …

The capacity for self-regulation allows people to control their thoughts, behaviors, emotions,
and desires. In spite of this impressive ability, failures of self-regulation are common and …

The globular braincase of modern humans is distinct from all fossil human species, including
our closest extinct relatives, the Neandertals. Such adult shape differences must ultimately …