Language as an emergent function: Some radical neurological and evolutionary implications

Theoria-Revista De Teoria Historia Y Fundamentos De La Ciencia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 269-286

  Deacon, Terrencc W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolurion; Differentiation; Emergence; Neural development; Self organization; Semiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248711211     PISSN: 04954548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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