The expert Neandertal mind.

Abstract:

:Cognitive neuropsychology, cognitive anthropology, and cognitive archaeology are combined to yield a picture of Neandertal cognition in which expert performance via long-term working memory is the centerpiece of problem solving. This component of Neandertal cognition appears to have been modern in scope. However, Neandertals' working memory capacity, which is the ability to hold a variety of information in active attention, may not have been as large as that of modern humans. This characteristic helps us understand features of the archaeological record, such as the rarity of innovation, and allows us to make empirically based speculations about Neandertal personality.

journal_name

J Hum Evol

authors

Wynn T,Coolidge FL

doi

10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.01.005

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-04-01 00:00:00

pages

467-87

issue

4

eissn

0047-2484

issn

1095-8606

pii

S0047248404000302

journal_volume

46

pub_type

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