The role of niche construction in the evolution and future of the human brain

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作者：
Woodley, Michael [1 ]
机构：
[1] Columbia Univ, New York, NY USA
来源：
MANKIND QUARTERLY | 2006年 / 46卷 / 04期
关键词：
human ethology; niche construction; caste system; eugenics; genetic inheritance; cultural inheritance; ecological inheritance; gene-culture co-evolution;
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Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
030303 ;
摘要：
The author discusses the phenomena of niche construction in the evolution of the human brain, and explores the relation between culture and environment and how this relation can effect changes to the geometry of a species niche. Feedback pressures resulting in an increase in brain size are discussed, along with the idea that the development of a caste system, involving selective mating and 'in-mean-trait' reproduction, constitutes a potential inhibitor to subsequent brain size increases. Finally, the future of the human brain is discussed in the context of eugenics - the apex of Homo's ability to niche construct - and the likely effects of contemporary cultural changes on the future of the human brain.
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页码：461 / 478
页数：18
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