Cognitive Archaeology, Body Cognition, and the Evolution of Visuospatial Perception

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COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY, BODY COGNITION, AND THE EVOLUTION OF VISUOSPATIAL PERCEPTION
COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY, BODY COGNITION, AND THE EVOLUTION OF VISUOSPATIAL PERCEPTIONEDITED BYEMILIANO BRUNERRESEARCH GROUP L ...
Contents
Contributors
Biography
Preface
	Touching minds: body, tools, and the evolution of a prosthetic consciousness
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Visuospatial cognition and evolution
	1 - Somatosensation and body perception: the integration of afferent signals in multisensory cognitive processes
		The sensory origin of body perception
			Somatosensation from the skin
			Internal somatosensory sensing: muscles, joints, and viscera
		Central processing and integration of somatosensory signals
			Classic central pathways activated by somatosensory afference
			Integration of somatosensory signals with other senses and with internal mechanisms
		Conclusion and future perspectives
		References
	2 - Perception by effortful touch and a lawful approach to (the evolution of) perceiving and acting
		A (the) predominant approach to understanding how perceiving occurs
		Assumption 1: The fundamental separation of animal and environment
		Assumption 2: The primacy of animal-independent variables
		Evolutionary puzzles and paradoxes and (brief) hints at resolutions
		An ecological account of perceiving of, and behavior in, the surroundings
		The ecological approach to perceiving by touch
		Task-specificity and anatomical independence in perceiving properties of wielded objects
			Task specificity
			Anatomical independence
		Task-specificity and anatomical independence in perception by means of wielded objects
		What function(s) has the touch system evolved to serve?
			Synergies as task-specific control units
			Smart perceptual devices as task-specific detection units
		What architectural configuration of the touch system coevolved to support this function?
			Biotensegrity and the misfit nature of the touch system
			Biotensegrity and the ecological approach to perception by touch
		Concluding thoughts: what to make of (the evolution of) tool use?
		References
	3 - Evolutionary perspective on peripersonal space and perception
		Introduction
		Functions and definition of the peripersonal space
			Peripersonal space as a common function in the animal world
				Behavioral evidence
				Neural bases
			Peripersonal space in humans and nonhuman primates
				Neural bases and cortical networks
					First parietofrontal network: VIP-F4
					Second parietofrontal network: AIP/7b-F5
				Subcortical areas
		Brain expansion and evolution
			Posture
			Development of the peripersonal space
			Evolution of emotions linked to PPS
		Tool-use
			Plasticity of peripersonal space with tool use
			Tool use and PPS in handicap
			Body illusion and self-representation
			PPS and new types of virtual technological tools
		Social and cultural societies
			Culture
			Social PPS, when your PPS become my PPS
			Peripersonal space within a world pandemic
		Conclusion
		Acknowledgments
		References
	4 - The body in the world: tools and somato-centric maps in the primate brain
		Introduction
		The evolution of a biological substrate conducive to tool usage
		Tool representation in the brain
		Mapping the tool-usage space
		Cognitive components of tool use
		The tool with the body and the body in the world
		Conclusion
		Funding
		References
	5 - Parietal cortex and cumulative technological culture
		Introduction
		Motor control
			Function
			From object manipulation to object–object manipulation
			Tool use and CTC
		Visuospatial skills
			Function
			Visuospatial transformations
			Visuospatial skills and CTC
		Technical reasoning
			Function
			Neurocognitive bases
			Technical reasoning and CTC
		Evolution of the parietal cortex and technical reasoning
			An evolutionary scenario
			Palaeoneurology and cognitive neuroscience
		Conclusion
		References
	6 - Body-tool integration: past, present, and future
		Introduction
		Body-tool integration during motor control
			Effects of tool use on reaching behavior
			Effects of tool use on tactile object perception
			Emergence and development of sensorimotor plasticity during tool use
			Drivers of this plasticity
			Neural evidence of sensorimotor plasticity
		Body-tool integration during sensing
			Localizing touch on the surface of a tool
			Neural processes underlying body-tool integration
		Future of integrated technology
			Body restoration: prosthetics and brain–machine interfaces
			Robotic body augmentation
		Conclusion
		References
	2 -
Visuospatial behaviour and cognitive archaeology
	7 - The evolution of the parietal lobes in the genus Homo: the fossil evidence
		Paleoneurology and functional craniology
			Skulls and endocasts
		Parietal endocasts
		The fossil evidence on parietal lobe evolution in the human genus
			Early and archaic humans
			Neanderthals
			Modern humans
			Parietal lobes and brain globularity
			Deep parietal
			More on parietal vascularization
		Anatomy, cognition, and behavior
		Acknowledgments
		References
	8 - Parietal lobe expansion, its consequences for working memory, and the evolution of modern thinking
		Working memory
		Regions of the parietal lobes
			Intraparietal sulcus (IPS)
				Intraparietal sulcus (IPS)
					Superior parietal lobule (SPL)
					Intraparietal sulcus (IPS)
					Precuneus
					Inferior Parietal Lobule (IPL)
					Supramarginal gyrus (SMG)
					Angular gyrus (AG)
					Retrosplenial cortex (RSC)
		The SMG, phonological storage, and the evolution of language
		The parietal lobes and the default mode network of the brain
		Egocentric and allocentric frames of reference and emotional regulation
		The episodic buffer and the evolution of modern thinking
		Do future simulations enhance prospective memory?
		References
	9 - Experimental neuroarchaeology of visuospatial behavior
		Introduction
		Neuroarchaeology as evolutionary neuroscience
		Comparative evidence
		Experimental evidence
		Evolutionary interpretation
		Conclusion
		References
	10 - Cognitive archaeology, attention, and visual behavior
		Vision, attention, and human evolution
		Eye tracking technology
		Visual attention in cognitive archaeology
			Visual perception and prehistory
			Saliency and affordances
			Visual exploration of stone tools
			Visual attention during stone tool manipulation
			Sex differences in visual perception
			Differences between technologies
			The role of archaeological knowledge in visual attention
			Visual attention during tool-making
		Vision and cognition in prehistory
		Acknowledgments
		References
	11 - Handling prehistory: tools, electrophysiology, and haptics
		A brain at hand: from haptics to cognition
		Minds, hands, and stone tools
			Lower Paleolithic stone tools
			Perceiving tools: biomechanical aspects of tool manipulation
		Perceiving tools: attention, activation, and emotional reaction
			Detecting emotions
			Recognizing emotions
			Recording emotions
		Electrodermal responses to Lower Paleolithic stone tool manipulation
		Final considerations
		Acknowledgments
		References
	12 - A comparative approach to evaluating the biomechanical complexity of the freehand knapping swing
		Introduction
		Mechanics of the freehand Oldowan knapping swing
		Nut-cracking mechanics in bearded capuchins
		Discussion
			Behavioral divergences
			Behavioral similarities but task constraint distinctions
			Brief considerations beyond biomechanics
		Conclusions
		References
	13 - Psychometrics, visuospatial abilities, and cognitive archaeology
		Psychometrics and cognition
			Measuring minds
			A multivariate cognitive space
			Limitations of psychometric tests
		Psychometrics and visuospatial ability
			Body and perception
			Visuospatial integration, working memory, and brain development
		Psychometrics and archaeology
			Visuospatial functions and experimental archaeology
			Example 1: paleolithic tool grasping
			Example 2: visual attention and tool affordances
			The issue of modern humans
		Human evolution: the body and beyond
		Acknowledgments
		References
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