The evolution of self-control.

L MacLean, Evan; Hare, Brian; L Nunn, Charles; Addessi, Elsa; Amici, Federica; C Anderson, Rindy; Aureli, Filippo; M Baker, Joseph; E Bania, Amanda; M Barnard, Allison; J Boogert, Neeltje; M Brannon, Elizabeth; E Bray, Emily; Bray, Joel; J N Brent, Lauren; M Burkart, Judith; Call, Josep; F Cantlon, Jessica; G Cheke, Lucy; S Clayton, Nicola; M Delgado, Mikel; J DiVincenti, Louis; Fujita, Kazuo; Herrmann, Esther; Hiramatsu, Chihiro; F Jacobs, Lucia; E Jordan, Kerry; R Laude, Jennifer; L Leimgruber, Kristin; J E Messer, Emily; C de A Moura, Antonio; Ostojić, Ljerka; Picard, Alejandra; L Platt, Michael; M Plotnik, Joshua; Range, Friederike; M Reader, Simon; B Reddy, Rachna; A Sandel, Aaron; R Santos, Laurie; Schumann, Katrin; M Seed, Amanda; B Sewall, Kendra; C Shaw, Rachael; E Slocombe, Katie; Su, Yanjie; Takimoto, Ayaka; Tan, Jingzhi; Tao, Ruoting; P van Schaik, Carel

doi:10.1073/pnas.1323533111

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The evolution of self-control.

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Authors:

Evan L MacLean

Brian Hare

Charles L Nunn

Abstract

Cognition presents evolutionary research with one of its greatest challenges. Cognitive evolution has been explained at the proximate level by shifts in absolute and relative brain volume and at the ultimate level by differences in social and dietary complexity. However, no study has integrated the ...

Subject

behavior

comparative methods

executive function

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