Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience

Since Darwin we have known that evolution has shaped all organisms and that biological organs--including the brain and the highly crafted animal nervous system--are subject to the pressures of natural and sexual selection. It is only relatively recently, however, that the cognitive neurosciences have begun to apply evolutionary theory and methods to the study of brain and behav...

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Since Darwin we have known that evolution has shaped all organisms and that biological organs--including the brain and the highly crafted animal nervous system--are subject to the pressures of natural and sexual selection. It is only relatively recently, however, that the cognitive neurosciences have begun to apply evolutionary theory and methods to the study of brain and behavior. This landmark reference documents and defines the emerging field of evolutionary cognitive neuroscience. Chapters by leading researchers demonstrate the power of the evolutionary perspective to yield new data, theory, and insights on the evolution and functional modularity of the brain.

Evolutionary cognitive neuroscience covers all areas of cognitive neuroscience, from nonhuman brain-behavior relationships to human cognition and consciousness, and each section of Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience addresses a different adaptive problem. After an introductory section that outlines the basic tenets of both theory and methodology of an evolutionarily informed cognitive neuroscience, the book treats neuroanatomy from ontogenetic and phylogenetic perspectives and explores reproduction and kin recognition, spatial cognition and language, and self-awareness and social cognition. Notable findings include a theory to explain the extended ontogenetic and brain development periods of big-brained organisms, fMRI research on the neural correlates of romantic attraction, an evolutionary view of sex differences in spatial cognition, a theory of language evolution that draws on recent research on mirror neurons, and evidence for a rudimentary theory of mind in nonhuman primates. A final section discusses the ethical implications of evolutionary cognitive neuroscience and the future of the field.

Steven M. Platek is Director of the Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Liverpool.

Julian Paul Keenan is Director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory and Associate Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University.

Todd K. Shackelford is Director of the Evolutionary Psychology Laboratory and Associate Professor of Psychology at Florida A...

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Steven M. Platek is Director of the Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Liverpool.

Julian Paul Keenan is Director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Laboratory and Associate Professor of Psychology at Montclair State University.

Todd K. Shackelford is Director of the Evolutionary Psychology Laboratory and Associate Professor of Psychology at Florida Atlantic University.

I Introduction and Overview 1
1 Introduction to Evolutionary Theory and Its Modern Application to Human Behavior and Cognition 5
Aaron T. Goetz and Todd K. Shackelford
2 Brain and Cognition in Evolutionary Perspective 21
Robin I. M. Dunbar
3 Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience Methods 47
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I Introduction and Overview 1
1 Introduction to Evolutionary Theory and Its Modern Application to Human Behavior and Cognition 5
Aaron T. Goetz and Todd K. Shackelford
2 Brain and Cognition in Evolutionary Perspective 21
Robin I. M. Dunbar
3 Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience Methods 47
Shilpa Patel, Katie L. Rodak, Euginia Mamikonyan, Kyra Singh, and Steven M. Platek
II Neuroanatomy: Ontogeny and Phylogeny 63
4 The Evolution of Ontogeny and Human Cognitive Uniqueness: Selection for Extended Brain Development in the Hominid Line 65
Valerie E. Stone
5 Hemispheric Specialization in Chimpanzees: Evolution of Hand and Brain 95
William D. Hopkins
6 The Evolution of Brain Size and Intelligence 121
J. Philippe Rushton and C. Davison Ankney
7 The Evolution of the Brain and Cognition in Cetaceans 163
Lori Marino
III Reproduction and Kin Selection 195
8 The Social Control of Reproduction: Physiological, Cellular, and Molecular Consequences of Social Status 197
Russell D. Fernald
9 Neural Correlates of Facial Resemblance 221
Steven M. Platek and Jaime W. Thomson
10 Lust, Romance, Attachment: Do the Side Effects of Serotonin-Enhancing Antidepressants Jeopardize Romantic Love, Marriage, and Fertility? 245
Helen E. Fisher and J. Anderson Thomson, Jr.
11 Self-Perceived Survival and Reproductive Fitness Theory: Substance Use Disorders, Evolutionary Game Theory, and the Brain 285
David B. Newlin
IV Spatial Cognition and Language 327
12 Sex Differences in Spatial Ability: Evolution, Hormones, and the Brain 329
David Andrew Puts, Steven J. C. Gaulin, and S. Marc Breedlove
13 The Evolution of Sex Differences in Spatial Cognition 381
Ruben C. Gur, Sarah L. Levin, Farzin Irani, Ivan S. Panyavin, Jaime W. Thomson, and Steven M. Platek
14 The Evolution of Language: From Hand to Mouth 403
Michael C. Corballis
V Self-Awareness and Social Cognition 431
15 The Evolution of Human Mindreading: How Nonhuman Primates Can Inform Social Cognitive Neuroscience 433
Laurie R. Santos, Jonathan I. Flombaum, and Webb Phillips
16 Social Cognition and the Evolution of Self-Awareness 457
Farah Focquaert and Steven M. Platek
17 The Assortative Mating Theory of Autism 499
Simon Baron-Cohen
18 Deception, Evolution, and the Brain 517
Sean T. Stevens, Kevin Guise, William Christiana, Monisha Kumar, and Julian Paul Keenan
19 On the Evolution of Human Motivation: The Role of Social Prosthetic Systems 541
Stephen M. Kosslyn
VI Theoretical, Ethical, and Future Implications for Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience 555
20 Philosophical, Ethical, and Social Considerations of Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience 559
Michael B. Kimberly and Paul Root Wolpe
21 Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience 579
Julian Paul Keenan, Austen L. Krill, Steven M. Platek, and Todd K. Shackelford
Index 587
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