Dietrich Stout|Erin E. Hecht
Evolutionary neuroscience of cumulative culture
Emory University|Georgia State University|Emory University
culture suffuses aspects human life shapes minds bodies provided cumulative inheritance knowledge skills institutions artifacts allows us truly stand shoulders giants species approaches extent diversity complexity human culture remain unsure came uniqueness human culture puzzle problem puzzling species adopted manifestly beneficial strategy problematic comparative methods evolutionary biology ill suited explain unique events develop particularistic mechanistic evolutionary neuroscience approach cumulative culture taking account experimental developmental comparative archaeological evidence approach reconciles currently competing accounts origins human culture develops concept uniquely human technological niche rooted shared primate heritage visuomotor coordination dexterous manipulation