Winter 2010 – “Culture, Evolution and the Brain”

Co-Sponsored with EHAP/Organized by Shinobu Kitayama, Randolph Nesse, Beverly Strassman and Carolyn Yoon

Patricia Greenfield

Mirror Neurons: The Ontogeny and Phylogeny of Cultural Processes

January 11, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

The Great Divide-The Big Picture

January 25, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

The Evolution of Irrationality: Insights From Non-Human Primates

February 01, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Biological Foundations of Cultural Evolution

February 08, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Ethos of Independence Across Regions in the US: The Production-Adoption Model of Cultural Change

February 15, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Demography and the Origins of Modern Human Behavior

February 22, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Religious Ritual and Coping with Uncertainty

March 08, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Social Norms and Social Behavior: Experimental Results from Kenya and the US

March 15, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Me, Myself and You: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Admiration and Compassion Across Cultures

March 22, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Comparative Higher Primate Neuroimaging: Insights Into the Evolution of the Human Brain and Mind

March 29, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Sex, Religion, and the Genetics of Culture

April 05, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Listen to the Devil

April 12, 2010
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM