Neocortical size and language
- 1 June 1995
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Behavioral and Brain Sciences
- Vol. 18 (2) , 388-389
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x00039042
Abstract
In my target article, I argued (1) that the relationship between neocortical size and group size in primates implies that there is a cognitive limit on the size of human groups, and (2) that time constraints forced the evolution of language as a more efficient means of bonding the large groups that humans evolved. The doubts about these claims raised by these additional commentaries largely reflect misinterpretation of my original claims.Keywords
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