[HTML][HTML] Wayfinding across ocean and tundra: what traditional cultures teach us about navigation
Research on human navigation by psychologists and neuroscientists has come mainly from
a limited range of environments and participants inhabiting western countries. By contrast …
a limited range of environments and participants inhabiting western countries. By contrast …
The evolution of intergroup tolerance in nonhuman primates and humans
Primate individuals use a variety of strategies in intergroup encounters, from aggression to
tolerance; however, recent focus on the evolution of either warfare or peace has come at the …
tolerance; however, recent focus on the evolution of either warfare or peace has come at the …
Infant allocare in traditional societies
Across human societies infants receive care from both their mothers and others.
Reproductive cooperation raises two important questions: how does allocare benefit …
Reproductive cooperation raises two important questions: how does allocare benefit …
A cultural species and its cognitive phenotypes: implications for philosophy
After introducing the new field of cultural evolution, we review a growing body of empirical
evidence suggesting that culture shapes what people attend to, perceive and remember as …
evidence suggesting that culture shapes what people attend to, perceive and remember as …
What makes us smart?
How did humans become clever enough to live in nearly every major ecosystem on earth,
create vaccines against deadly plagues, explore the oceans depths, and routinely traverse …
create vaccines against deadly plagues, explore the oceans depths, and routinely traverse …
Spatial cognition, navigation, and mobility among children in a forager-horticulturalist population, the Tsimané of Bolivia
In many societies, males range farther than females, and this greater environmental
experience may foster better spatial ability. Females are also reported to be more harm …
experience may foster better spatial ability. Females are also reported to be more harm …
Selection and adaptation in human migration
AV Bell - Evolutionary Anthropology: Issues, News, and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews the ways migration shapes human biology. This includes the
physiological and genetic, but also socio‐cultural aspects such as organization, behavior …
physiological and genetic, but also socio‐cultural aspects such as organization, behavior …
Why go there? Evolution of mobility and spatial cognition in women and men: An introduction to the special issue
Males in many non-monogamous species have larger ranges than females do, a sex
difference that has been well documented for decades and seems to be an aspect of male …
difference that has been well documented for decades and seems to be an aspect of male …
Navigational Experience and the Preservation of Spatial Abilities into Old Age Among a Tropical Forager‐Farmer Population
Navigational performance responds to navigational challenges, and both decline with age in
Western populations as older people become less mobile. But mobility does not decline …
Western populations as older people become less mobile. But mobility does not decline …
[HTML][HTML] Determinants of urban wayfinding styles
Everyday people find their way towards work, supermarkets, or unfamiliar places are
explored for a social visit. Understanding how differences in urban wayfinding behaviour …
explored for a social visit. Understanding how differences in urban wayfinding behaviour …