Abstract
Genomic imprinting may be implicated in the origin and maintenance of the cognitive architecture required for cultural transmission. Relatedness asymmetries are expected to lead to increases in the receptibility of matrilineally transmitted information. This may help explain why maternal genes contribute preferentially to the neocortex. That is, maternal genes could influence biases in the transmission and/or acquisition of information. This perspective is complementary to gene-culture coevolutionary approaches.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 251-258 |
| Journal | Journal of Cognition and Culture |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Jun 2012 |
Keywords
- Genomic imprinting
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