We propose that human communication is specifically adapted to allow the transmission of
generic knowledge between individuals. Such a communication system, which we call …

Human cognition is founded, in part, on four systems for representing objects, actions,
number, and space. It may be based, as well, on a fifth system for representing social …

What do infants know? How does the knowledge that they begin with prepare them for
learning about the particular physical, cultural, and social world in which they live? Answers …

Somewhere in Africa, more than a million years ago, a line of apes began to rear their young
differently than their Great Ape ancestors. From this new form of care came new ways of …

During social interactions, people's eyes convey a wealth of information about their direction
of attention and their emotional and mental states. This review aims to provide a …

The challenge of studying human cognitive evolution is identifying unique features of our
intelligence while explaining the processes by which they arose. Comparisons with …

Abstract Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) are neurodevelopmental disorders
characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication, and the presence of …

Developmental psychology and psychopathology has in the past been more concerned with
the quality of self‐representation than with the development of the subjective agency which …

We propose that humans are adapted to transfer knowledge to, and receive knowledge
from, conspecifics by teaching. This adaptation, which we call'pedagogy', involves the …

Recent application of theories of embodied or grounded cognition to the recognition and
interpretation of facial expression of emotion has led to an explosion of research in …