P Thomas Schoenemann
Biographic Data
| ID | 193808 |
|---|---|
| NAME | P Thomas Schoenemann |
| GIVEN NAMES | P Thomas |
| FAMILY NAME | Schoenemann |
| SIGNATURE | SCHOENEMANN P T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan–Dearborn |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The evolution of combinatoriality and compositionality in hominid tool use
The coevolution of play and the cortico-cerebellar system in primates
Primates are some of the most playful animals in the natural world, yet the reason for this remains unclear. One hypothesis posits that primates are so playful because playful activity functions to help develop the sophisticated cognitive and behavioural abilities that they are also renowned for. If this hypothesis were true, then play might be expected to have coevolved with the neural substrates underlying these abilities in primates. Here, we …
Evolution of Brain and Language
The evolution of language and the evolution of the brain are tightly interlinked. Language evolution represents a special kind of adaptation, in part because language is a complex behavior (as opposed to a physical feature) but also because changes are adaptive only to the extent that they increase either one's understanding of others, or one's understanding to others. Evolutionary changes in the human brain that are thought to be relevant to lan…
Validation of plaster endocast morphology through 3D CT image analysis
A crucial component of research on brain evolution has been the comparison of fossil endocranial surfaces with modern human and primate endocrania. The latter have generally been obtained by creating endocasts out of rubber latex shells filled with plaster. The extent to which the method of production introduces errors in endocast replicas is unknown. We demonstrate a powerful method of comparing complex shapes in 3‐dimensions (3D) that is broadl…
Evolution of the Size and Functional Areas of the Human Brain
The human brain is one of the most intricate, complicated, and impressive organs ever to have evolved. Understanding its evolution requires integrating knowledge from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences. Four areas of research are particularly important to this endeavor. First, we need to understand basic principles of brain evolution that appear to operate across broad classes of organisms. Second, we need to understand t…
Molecular Biology of the Brain (review)
The brain is one of the most complicated of all evolutionary adaptations, and is probably the most intriguing. How the complexities of human thought, language, cognition, consciousness, and emotion emerge from the myriad of deterministic interactions between various molecules at the most basic level is one of the greatest and most important questions facing science. The Molecular Biology of the Brain reviews the state of current knowledge about t…
Evolution of the Size and Functional Areas of the Human Brain
The human brain is one of the most intricate, complicated, and impressive organs ever to have evolved. Understanding its evolution requires integrating knowledge from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences. Four areas of research are particularly important to this endeavor. First, we need to understand basic principles of brain evolution that appear to operate across broad classes of organisms. Second, we need to understand t…
Validation of plaster endocast morphology through 3D CT image analysis
A crucial component of research on brain evolution has been the comparison of fossil endocranial surfaces with modern human and primate endocrania. The latter have generally been obtained by creating endocasts out of rubber latex shells filled with plaster. The extent to which the method of production introduces errors in endocast replicas is unknown. We demonstrate a powerful method of comparing complex shapes in 3‐dimensions (3D) that is broadl…
The evolution of combinatoriality and compositionality in hominid tool use
Evolution of Brain and Language
The evolution of language and the evolution of the brain are tightly interlinked. Language evolution represents a special kind of adaptation, in part because language is a complex behavior (as opposed to a physical feature) but also because changes are adaptive only to the extent that they increase either one's understanding of others, or one's understanding to others. Evolutionary changes in the human brain that are thought to be relevant to lan…
Molecular Biology of the Brain (review)
The brain is one of the most complicated of all evolutionary adaptations, and is probably the most intriguing. How the complexities of human thought, language, cognition, consciousness, and emotion emerge from the myriad of deterministic interactions between various molecules at the most basic level is one of the greatest and most important questions facing science. The Molecular Biology of the Brain reviews the state of current knowledge about t…
Evolution of the Size and Functional Areas of the Human Brain
The human brain is one of the most intricate, complicated, and impressive organs ever to have evolved. Understanding its evolution requires integrating knowledge from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences. Four areas of research are particularly important to this endeavor. First, we need to understand basic principles of brain evolution that appear to operate across broad classes of organisms. Second, we need to understand t…
Validation of plaster endocast morphology through 3D CT image analysis
A crucial component of research on brain evolution has been the comparison of fossil endocranial surfaces with modern human and primate endocrania. The latter have generally been obtained by creating endocasts out of rubber latex shells filled with plaster. The extent to which the method of production introduces errors in endocast replicas is unknown. We demonstrate a powerful method of comparing complex shapes in 3‐dimensions (3D) that is broadl…
Evolution of Brain and Language
The evolution of language and the evolution of the brain are tightly interlinked. Language evolution represents a special kind of adaptation, in part because language is a complex behavior (as opposed to a physical feature) but also because changes are adaptive only to the extent that they increase either one's understanding of others, or one's understanding to others. Evolutionary changes in the human brain that are thought to be relevant to lan…
The coevolution of play and the cortico-cerebellar system in primates
Primates are some of the most playful animals in the natural world, yet the reason for this remains unclear. One hypothesis posits that primates are so playful because playful activity functions to help develop the sophisticated cognitive and behavioural abilities that they are also renowned for. If this hypothesis were true, then play might be expected to have coevolved with the neural substrates underlying these abilities in primates. Here, we …
The evolution of combinatoriality and compositionality in hominid tool use
Biology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Artificial Intelligence (4 works) · Cognitive science (4 works) · Evolutionary biology (4 works) · Neuroscience (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (3 works) · Action Observation and Synchronization (2 works)