Human mnesic performance in a survival scenario: the application of the adaptive memory concept in ethnobiology

Authors

  • Risoneide Henriques da Silva Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica
  • Patrícia Muniz de Medeiros
  • Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior
  • Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15451/ec2017-07-6.9-1-6

Keywords:

Evolutionary Psychology, Social-ecological Systems, Biocultural Evolution

Abstract

Evolutionary psychologists suggest that the human brain has evolved to retain information of greater adaptive value in a differentiated manner, being this information relevant for survival. These premises are part of a research field defined as adaptive memory. This article reviews the main studies related to adaptive memory, indicating its recent findings, as well as discussing the possible applications of the theme to studies in evolutionary ethnobiology.

Author Biography

Risoneide Henriques da Silva, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Botânica

Departamento de Biologia

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07/14/2017

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da Silva, R. H., Muniz de Medeiros, P., Soares Ferreira Júnior, W., & Paulino Albuquerque, U. (2017). Human mnesic performance in a survival scenario: the application of the adaptive memory concept in ethnobiology. Ethnobiology and Conservation, 6. https://doi.org/10.15451/ec2017-07-6.9-1-6

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