On Tools Making Minds: an Archaeological Perspective on Human Cognitive Evolution

Using a model of cognition as extended and enactive, we examine the role of materiality in making minds as exemplified by lithics and writing, forms associated with conceptual thought and meta-awareness of conceptual domains. We address ways in which brain functions may change in response to interac...

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Authors: Overmann, Karenleigh A. 1957- (Author) ; Wynn, Thomas Grant 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Journal of cognition and culture
Year: 2019, Volume: 19, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 39-58
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Evolutionary psychology / Archaeology / Cognitive psychology
IxTheo Classification:ZB Sociology
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B cognitive evolution
B extended cognition
B enactive cognition
B lithics
B Material Engagement Theory
B Literacy
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Summary:Using a model of cognition as extended and enactive, we examine the role of materiality in making minds as exemplified by lithics and writing, forms associated with conceptual thought and meta-awareness of conceptual domains. We address ways in which brain functions may change in response to interactions with material forms, the attributes of material forms that may cause such change, and the spans of time required for neurofunctional reorganization. We also offer three hypotheses for investigating co-influence and change in cognition and material culture.
ISSN:1568-5373
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of cognition and culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15685373-12340047