The singing Neanderthals : the origins of music, language, mind and body /
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| Author / Creator: | Mithen, Steven J. |
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| Imprint: | London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2005. |
| Description: | ix, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5713564 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The mystery of music : the need for an evolutionary history of music
- 2. More than cheesecake? : the similarities and differences between music and language
- 3. Music without language : the brain, aphasia and musical savants
- 4. Language without music : acquired and congenital amusia
- 5. The modularity of music and language : music processing within the brain
- 6. Talking and singing to baby : brain maturation, language learning and perfect pitch
- 7. Music hath charms and can heal : music, emotion, medicine and intelligence
- 8. Grunts, barks and gestures : communication by monkeys and apes
- 9. Songs on the savannah : the origin of 'Hmmmmm' communication
- 10. Getting into rhythm : the evolution of bipedalism and dance
- 11. Imitating nature : communication about the natural world
- 12. Singing for sex : is music a product of sexual selection?
- 13. The demands of parenthood : human life history and emotional development
- 14. Making music together : the significance of cooperation and social bonding
- 15. Neanderthals in love : 'Hmmmmm' communication by Homo neanderthalensis
- 16. The origin of language : the origin of Homo sapiens and the segmentation of 'Hmmmmm'
- 17. A mystery explained, but not diminished : modern human dispersal, communicating with the gods, and the remnants of 'Hmmmmm'.