Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience Edited by Steven M. Platek, Julian Paul Keenan, and Todd K. Shackelford The MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England © 2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means (including photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval) without permission in writing from the publisher. MIT Press books may be purchased at special quantity discounts for business or sales promotional use. For information, please email
[email protected] mit.edu or write to Special Sales Department, The MIT Press, 55 Hayward Street, Cambridge, MA 02142. This book printed and bound in the United States of America. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Evolutionary cognitive neuroscience / edited by Steven M. Platek, Julian Paul Keenan, and Todd K. Shackelford. p. cm.—(Cognitive neuroscience) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 13: 978-0-262-16241-8 ISBN 10: 0-262-16241-5 1. Cognitive neuroscience. 2. Brain–Evolution. 3. Evolutionary psychology. I. Platek, Steven M. II. Keenan, Julian Paul. III. Shackelford, Todd K. IV. Series. QP360.5.E97 2006 612.8′233–dc22 2006048171 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Contents Contributors Preface xiii ix I Introduction and Overview 1 1 Introduction to Evolutionary Theory and Its Modern Application to Human Behavior and Cognition 5 Aaron T. Goetz and Todd K. Shackelford 2 Brain and Cognition in Evolutionary Perspective Robin I. M. Dunbar 3 Introduction to Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience Methods 47 Shilpa Patel, Katie L. Rodak, Euginia Mamikonyan, Kyra