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2022

386 S. VIII, 386 p. 50 illus..

In englischer Sprache

Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-76000-7

Das Werk ist Teil der Reihe: Evolutionary Psychology

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This unique volume is one of the first of its kind to examine infancy through an evolutionary lens, identifying infancy as a discrete stage during which particular types of adaptations arose as a consequence of certain environmental pressures. Infancy is a crucial time period in psychological development, and evolutionary psychologists are increasingly recognizing that natural selection has operated on all stages of development, not just adulthood. The volume addresses this crucial change in perspective by highlighting research across diverse disciplines including developmental psychology, evolutionary developmental psychology, anthropology, sociology, nutrition, and primatology.. Readers will gain

Interdisciplinary perspectives on infancy;
View of the infant brain as an adaptive organ subject to environmental pressures;
An understanding of natural selection and its developmental consequences.

Evolutionary Perspectives on Infancy sheds new light on our understanding of the human brain and the environments responsible for shaping the brain during early stages of development. This book will be of interest to evolutionary psychologists and developmental psychologists, biologists, and anthropologists, as well as scholars more broadly interested in infancy.