TY - BOOK ID - 85643796 TI - Beyond evolutionary psychology : how and why neuropsychological modules arise AU - Ellis, George F. R. AU - Solms, Mark PY - 2018 SN - 1108505805 1107283957 110851474X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Evolutionary psychology. KW - Evolution (Biology) KW - Animal evolution KW - Animals KW - Biological evolution KW - Darwinism KW - Evolutionary biology KW - Evolutionary science KW - Origin of species KW - Biology KW - Evolution KW - Biological fitness KW - Homoplasy KW - Natural selection KW - Phylogeny KW - Psychology KW - Human evolution UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85643796 AB - The nature/nurture question is an age-old problem. Beyond Evolutionary Psychology deals with the relation between culture, evolution, psychology and emotion, based both in the underlying biology, determined by our evolutionary heritage, and in the interaction of our brain with the physical, ecological and social environment, based in the key property of brain plasticity. Ellis and Solms show how the brain structures that underlie cognition and behaviour relate to each other through developmental processes guided by primary emotional systems. This makes very clear which brain modules are innate or 'hard-wired', and which are 'soft-wired' or determined through environmental interactions. The key finding is that there can be no innate cognitive modules in the neocortex, as this is not possible on both developmental and genetic grounds; in particular there can be no innate language acquisition device. This is essential reading for students and scholars of evolutionary psychology and evolutionary biology. ER -