The singing Neanderthals the origins of music, language, mind and body
Along with the concepts of consciousness and intelligence, our capacity for language sits right at the core of what makes us human. But while the evolutionary origins of language have provoked speculation and impassioned debate, those of that other aural and vocal communication system, music, have b...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press
2007
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| Edición: | 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed |
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| Acceso en línea: | Sumario Reseña |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991010261349708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The mystery of music : the need for an evolutionary history of music
- pt. 1: The present. More than cheesecake? : the similarities and differences between music and language
- Music without language : the brain, aphasia, and musical savants
- Language without music : acquired and congenital amusia
- The modularity of music and language : music processing within the brain
- Talking and singing to baby : brain maturation, language learning, and perfect pitch
- Music hath charms and can heal : music, emotion, medicine, and intelligence
- pt. 2: The past. Grunts, barks, and gestures : communication by monkeys and apes
- Songs on the savannah : the origin of "hmmmm" communication
- Getting into rhythm : the evolution of bipedalism and dance
- Imitating nature : communication about the natural world
- Singing for sex : Is music a product of sexual selection?
- The demands of parenthood : human life history and emotional development
- Making music together : the significance of cooperation and social bonding
- Neanderthals in love : "hmmmmm" communication by Homo neanderthalensis
- The origin of language : the origin of Homo sapiens and the segmentation of "hmmmmm"
- A mystery explained, but not diminished : modern human dispersal, communicating with the gods, and the remnants of "hmmmmm."
