Feb 22, 2007
Brain Science #6 discusses the book The First Idea: How
Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved From Our Primate
Ancestors to Modern Humans, by Stanley I Greenspan, MD and
Stuart G. Shanker, D. PHIL.
The basic premise of this book is that emotions are intimately related to the development of language and intelligence. The authors propose that through interaction with their caregivers humans and non-human primates learn emotional signaling and that as this signaling becomes more complex the brain is prepared for the emergence of symbols and language.
In this podcast we discuss some of the evidence supporting their hypothesis, as well as the implications of this theory to theories of language development and human evolution, especially the evolution of language and intelligence.
For more information go to my website at http://brainsciencepodcast.com or send your comments to gincampbell at mac dot com.
This podcast is released under a Creative Commons 2.5 attribution, no derivatives license.
The basic premise of this book is that emotions are intimately related to the development of language and intelligence. The authors propose that through interaction with their caregivers humans and non-human primates learn emotional signaling and that as this signaling becomes more complex the brain is prepared for the emergence of symbols and language.
In this podcast we discuss some of the evidence supporting their hypothesis, as well as the implications of this theory to theories of language development and human evolution, especially the evolution of language and intelligence.
For more information go to my website at http://brainsciencepodcast.com or send your comments to gincampbell at mac dot com.
This podcast is released under a Creative Commons 2.5 attribution, no derivatives license.