Beyond Evolutionary Psychology: How and Why Neuropsychological Modules Arise, George Ellis and Mark Solms

Evolutionary psychologists can be divided into two broad groups: nativists, who regard the mind as a product of essentially genetically innately specified, domain-specific structures and processes, and empiricists, who consider the mind (specifically the neocortex), as a ‘soft-wired’ arrangement of...

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Published in:South African medical journal 2018-07, Vol.108 (7), p.533-533
Main Author: Mall, Anwar Suleman
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Evolutionary psychologists can be divided into two broad groups: nativists, who regard the mind as a product of essentially genetically innately specified, domain-specific structures and processes, and empiricists, who consider the mind (specifically the neocortex), as a ‘soft-wired’ arrangement of neurons designed by genes and continually sculpted by experience and developmental processes under the influence of ascending neural pathways from the limbic (emotional) brain, which asserts its influence globally in the neocortex by neuromodulators (the evo-devo theory).
ISSN:0256-9574
2078-5135