Boles D.B. Cognitive Evolution

Routledge; Taylor & Francis Group, 2019. — 367 p. — ISBN: 9780367028541.Cognitive Evolution provides an in-depth exploration of the history and development of cognition, from the beginning of life on Earth to present-day humans. Drawing together evolutionary and comparative research, this book presents a unique perspective on the evolution of human cognition. Adopting an information processing perspective – that is, from inputs to outputs, with all the mental processes in between, Boles provides a systematic overview of the evolutionary development of cognition and of its sensation, movement, and perception components.
The book is supported by long-established evolutionary theories and backed up by a wealth of recent research from the growing field of cognitive evolution and cognitive neuroscience to provide a comprehensive text on the subject. Cognitive Evolution is an essential read for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students of cognitive and evolutionary psychology.Introduction to evolution
1Life begins
Life gets complicated
Vertebrates to early mammals
Later mammals through primates
Humans
Sensation and movement
The mechanical and chemical senses
Vision
The origins of motion
Bipedalism
Perception and cognition
Praxis and handedness
Tools and planning
Spatial perception
Pattern recognition
Memory
Language
Consciousness
A summary in nine firsts