| 1. Basic References on the Global Brain / Superorganism |
| Short annotated bibliography and link list related to theories of the global brain. "Society can be viewed as a multicellular organism, with individuals in the role of the cells. The network of communication channels connecting individuals then plays the role of a nervous system for this superorganism, i.e. a "global brain"." |
| http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/GBRAINREF.html |
| 2. Brain Channels - Evolving Human Intelligence |
| Extensive site containing sections on evolution, "memory expansion" and brain research news. |
| http://www.brainchannels.com/ |
| 3. Cog Web |
| Research tool for exploring the relevance of the study of human cognition to communication and the arts. Features articles, discourse and bibliography. |
| http://cogweb.ucla.edu/ |
| 4. Cognitive science & literature & composition |
| Writings applying cognitive science to the study of literature and composition, includings chapters froma book. Also includes links to other relevant material. |
| http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~jbl00001/cogsci/inde... |
| 5. Dan Sperber |
| Home page of the French cognitive and social scientist, with biography, bibliography, and texts in English and French. |
| http://www.dan.sperber.com/ |
| 6. Evolution and Philosophy |
| Kent Van Cleave examines the human mind and philosophy in light of evolutionary theories, themes, and processes. Metaethical functionalism is introduced. |
| http://www.kentvancleave.com/Evolphi/evolphi.... |
| 7. Language, Neoteny, Heterochrony, and Human Evolution |
| Extensive collection of quotations on the evolution of language. Part of the Web Library of Excerpts: The Multidisciplinary Implications of Heterochronic Theory. |
| http://www.humanevolution.net/a/language.html |
| 8. Precis of origins of the modern mind |
| The central hypothesis in this paper is that there were three major cognitive transformations by which the modern human mind emerged over several million years: 1) mimetic skill and autocueing, 2) lexical invention, 3) externalization of memory. |
| http://www.bbsonline.org/documents/a/00/00/05... |
