Language, Symbolic Cognition, Language Acquisition, Brain Evolution & Development, Origin of the Human Mind | Terrence Deacon | M&M #20

Mind & Matter

English - April 29, 2021 18:00 - 2 hours - 116 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Nick talks to biological anthropologist and cognitive scientist, Terrence Deacon. The conversation focuses on ideas from Terrence's book, "The Symbolic Species: The Co-Evolution of Language and the Brain." They spend nearly three hours talking about the origins of language. Topics include: what is language and how does it differ from animal communication? How do children acquire language so easily at a young age? What is symbolic cognition, how is it different from other forms of cognition, and how did this unlock our ability to evolve language?

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