TY - JOUR AU - da Silva, Risoneide Henriques AU - Muniz de Medeiros, Patrícia AU - Soares Ferreira Júnior, Washington AU - Paulino Albuquerque, Ulysses PY - 2017/07/14 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Human mnesic performance in a survival scenario: the application of the adaptive memory concept in ethnobiology JF - Ethnobiology and Conservation JA - Ethnobio Conserv VL - 6 IS - 0 SE - Short Review DO - 10.15451/ec2017-07-6.9-1-6 UR - https://www.ethnobioconservation.com/index.php/ebc/article/view/121 SP - AB - <p><span style="font-size: medium;">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 </span><em><span style="font-size: medium;">adaptive memory</span></em><span style="font-size: medium;">. This article reviews the main studies related to </span><em><span style="font-size: medium;">adaptive memory</span></em><span style="font-size: medium;">, indicating its recent findings, as well as discussing the possible applications of the theme to studies in evolutionary ethnobiology.</span></p> ER -