The slow process: A hypothetical cognitive adaptation for distributed cognitive networks

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 101, Issue 4-6, 2007, Pages 214-222

  Donald, Merlin ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Culture; Distributed cognition; Evolution; Slow neural process

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEMORY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; CULTURE; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 40849114404     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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