derek hodgson's 2019 published, "the roots of visual depiction in art: neuroarchaeology, neuroscience and evolution" discusses the origins of aesthetic and artistic sensory perceptions as evolved from early humans to the present day by drawing from fundamental neuroarchaeological questions about the depiction of early culture, knowledge about flora and fauna among other things. john onians concludes that "neuroarchaeology" enhances understanding about the reasons behind why 'subjects' were painted in specific styles, locations and times, "thus providing origins to representation. he adds that "as a theoretical framework it may also help to solve many other problems that archaeologists have found intractable using existing methods".