NEOCORTICAL SIZE AND LANGUAGE - AUTHORS RESPONSE

被引：4

作者：

DUNBAR, RIM ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV LONDON UNIV COLL,DEPT ANTHROPOL,LONDON WC1E 6BT,ENGLAND

来源：

BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES | 1995年 / 18卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1017/S0140525X00039042

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

In my target article, I argued (1) that the relationship between neocortical size and group size in primates implies that there is a cognitive limit on the size of human groups, and (2) that time constraints forced the evolution of language as a more efficient means of bonding the large groups that humans evolved. The doubts about these claims raised by these additional commentaries largely reflect misinterpretation of my original claims.

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页码：388 / 389

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