Dynamics of Learning in Neanderthals and Modern Humans Volume 2: Cognitive and Physical Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
The Cognition of Homo neanderthalensis and H. sapiens : Does the Use of Pigment Necessarily Imply Symbolic Thought?....Pages 7-16
Comparisons Between Individual, Imitative and Instructed Learning....Pages 17-23
The Ability to Objectify Conventional Styles of Problem-Solving: A Hypothesis on the Difference in Learning Ability Between Modern Humans and Neanderthals....Pages 25-31
Cognitive Flexibility and Making Objects in Baka Pygmy Children....Pages 33-37
The Demonstration of Resilience in the Drawings of Baka Pygmy Children....Pages 39-48
Social Learning, Trial-and-Error, and Creativity....Pages 49-63
Experimental Studies of Modern Human Social and Individual Learning in an Archaeological Context: People Behave Adaptively, But Within Limits....Pages 65-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Motion Analysis for Stone-Knapping of the Skilled Levallois Technique....Pages 79-90
Daily Physical Activity and Time-Space Using of Pygmy Hunter-Gatherers’ Children in Southeast Cameroon....Pages 91-97
Estimation of the Period of Childhood and Child Growth Characteristics of Pygmy Hunter-Gatherers in Southeast Cameroon....Pages 99-103
Interpretations of Practical Population Genetics Analyses of Genome-Wide SNP Data on Human Demography....Pages 105-117
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Functional Craniology, Human Evolution, and Anatomical Constraints in the Neanderthal Braincase....Pages 121-129
Cerebral Sulci and Gyri Observed on Macaque Endocasts....Pages 131-137
The Coronal Suture as an Indicator of the Caudal Border of the Macaque Monkey Prefrontal Cortex....Pages 139-143
Application of Sliding Landmark Method for Morphological Analysis of Modern Japanese Neurocranial Shape....Pages 145-152
A Geometric Morphometric Study of Neurocranial Shape Variations in the Crania of Modern Japanese....Pages 153-160
Statistical Interpolation of Missing Parts in Human Crania Using Regularized Multivariate Linear Regression Analysis....Pages 161-169
Transferring Semi-Landmarks by Minimizing Bending Energy on Surfaces....Pages 171-175
CT Image Segmentation for Bone Structures Using Image-Based FEM....Pages 177-182
Front Matter....Pages 119-119
Virtual Endocast of Qafzeh 9: A Preliminary Assessment of Right-Left Asymmetry....Pages 183-190
Reconstruction of the Brain from Skull Fossils Using Computational Anatomy....Pages 191-200
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Integrated Analytical Scheme for Comparing the Neanderthal Brain to Modern Human Brain Using Neuroimaging Techniques....Pages 203-207
Cerebellar Size Estimation from Endocranial Measurements: An Evaluation Based on MRI Data....Pages 209-215
Sense of Acceptance: Key Factor of Social Learning....Pages 217-220
Brain Activation Related to the Imitative Learning of Bodily Actions Observed During the Construction of a Mousterian Stone Tool: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study....Pages 221-232
Neural Substrates Associated with Motivation to Learn in Modern Humans....Pages 233-236
Back Matter....Pages 237-243