Modern cognition in the absence of working memory: Does the working memory account of Neandertal cognition work?

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 702-706

  Beaman, C Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive neuropsychology; Neandertals; Working memory

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; MEMORY; NEANDERTHAL; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 34248560225     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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