Symmetry in Human Evolution, from Biology to Behaviours

• Other Authors: Balzeau, Antoine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Medicine; Neurology & clinical neurophysiology; cerebellar lobe; Homo; asymmetry; evolutionary changes; cognitive increase; power grip strength; directional asymmetry; hand dominance; hand shape; manual activities; human evolution; functional morphology; digital reconstruction; Homo heidelbergensis; Homo neanderthalensis; Homo sapiens; Middle Pleistocene humans; virtual anthropology; Europe; show.asymmetry; fossil; geometric morphometrics; Arothron; biological anthropology; biomechanics; cortical thickness; lateralization; modern humans; NMDID; upper limb; contralateral asymmetry; limb bone; biomechanical analysis; rigidity; chimpanzee; occipital; hominin; brain-endocast correspondence; paleontology; interdisciplinarity; artificial intelligence; handedness; grasping; gesture; brain asymmetry; vertebrates; invertebrates; primates; ontogeny; evolution; cerebrum; cerebellum; petalia; shape asymmetry; diffeomorphic surface matching; n/a
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Summary

Our knowledge of human evolution has made particular progress recently, due to the discovery of new fossils, the use of new methods and multidisciplinary approaches. Moreover, studies on the departure from symmetry, including variations in fluctuating or directional asymmetries, have contributed to the expansion of this knowledge. This Special Issue brings together articles that deal with symmetry and human evolution. The notion of symmetry is addressed, including whether to reconstruct deformed fossil specimens, study biological variations within hominins or compare them with extant primates, address the shape of the brain or seek possible relationships between biological and behavioural data.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (172 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-5594-2
9783036555942
9783036555935

Access

Open Access