Evolution of Human Behaviour
We can study the behaviour of our own species from a comparative and evolutionary perspective, and doing so sometimes gives us insights that would not be gained any other way.
CBE members are actively involved in a number of projects on humans. These include, amongst many other examples:
- examining the mechanisms underlying human 3D vision and language-learning abilities
- studying the cultural evolution of languages under the influence of cognitive constraints
- investigating the evolution of the human ability to cooperate with one another
- probing the psychological mechanisms underlying eating disorders
- understanding how different behavioural norms emerge in different social contexts
Projects on humans involve methodologies as diverse as large-scale surveys, economic and cognitive experiments, eye tracking, observational studies in the field, genetic analysis and mathematical modeling.
Staff Profiles
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Professor Melissa Bateson
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Dr John Lazarus
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Professor Daniel Nettle
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Dr Christopher Petkov
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Dr Bess Price
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Dr Jennifer Read
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Dr Gilbert Roberts
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Dr Tom Smulders
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Dr Martin Tovee
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Dr Joel Wallenberg
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