猿猴星球

Planet of the apes.

作者信息

Maderspacher Florian

出版信息

Curr Biol. 2005 Mar 8;15(5):R146-50. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.034.

DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.034

Abstract

What makes us humans so special? Our language, our genes, our culture, our cognitive skills? At the Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, psychologists, linguists and biologists tackle this old question in a truly multidisciplinary way. Their results have implications not just for our understanding of human evolution--they also touch directly on many social and environmental issues. Florian Maderspacher reports.

摘要

是什么让我们人类如此特别？是我们的语言、基因、文化还是认知能力？在莱比锡的马克斯·普朗克进化人类学研究所，心理学家、语言学家和生物学家以一种真正跨学科的方式来探讨这个古老的问题。他们的研究结果不仅对我们理解人类进化有启示意义——还直接涉及到许多社会和环境问题。弗洛里安·马德尔斯帕赫尔报道。