TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mithen,Steven J
TI  - The singing neanderthals: the origins of music, language, mind, and body 
SN  - 9780674021921 (cloth: alk. paper)
AV  - ML 3800 M73.2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Cambridge, Mass.
PB  - Harvard University
KW  - Music
KW  - Origin
KW  - Música -
KW  - Origen
KW  - Psychological aspects
KW  - Aspectos psicológicos
KW  - Human evolution
KW  - Evolución humana
N1  - "First published in 2005 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, London"; Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 333-360) e índice; The need for an evolutionary history of music -- The present. More than cheesecake? : the similarities and differences between music and language ; Music without language : the brain, aphasia, and musical savants ; Language without music : acquired and congenital amusia ; The modularity of music and language : music processing within the brain ; Talking and singing to baby : brain maturation, language learning, and perfect pitch ; Music hath charms and can heal : music, emotion, medicine, and intelligence -- The past. Grunts, barks and gestures : communication by monkeys and apes ; Songs on the savannah : the origin of 'hmmmm' communication ; Getting into rhythm : the evolution of bipedalism and dance ; Imitating nature : communication about the natural world ; Singing for sex : is music a product of sexual selection? ; The demands of parenthood : human life history and emotional development ; Making music together : the significance of cooperation and social bonding ; Neanderthals in love : 'hmmmmm' communication by homo neanderthalensis ; The origin of language : the origin of homo sapiens and the segmentation of 'hmmmmm' ; A mystery explained, but not diminished : modern human dispersal, communicating with the Gods, and the remnants of 'hmmmmm'
ER  -