The evolution of human intelligence refers to a set of theories that attempt to explain how human intelligence has evolved. The question is closely tied to the evolution of the human brain, and to the emergence of human language. The timeline of human evolution spans some 7 million years, from the separation of the Pan genus until the emergence of behavioral modernity by 30,000 years ago.

PropertyValue
dbpedia-owl:thumbnail
dbpprop:abstract
  • The evolution of human intelligence refers to a set of theories that attempt to explain how human intelligence has evolved. The question is closely tied to the evolution of the human brain, and to the emergence of human language. The timeline of human evolution spans some 7 million years, from the separation of the Pan genus until the emergence of behavioral modernity by 30,000 years ago. Of this timeline, the first 3 million years concern Sahelanthropus, the following 2 million concern Australopithecus, while the final 2 million span the history of actual human species. Many traits of human intelligence, such as empathy, theory of mind, mourning, ritual, and the use of symbols and tools, are already apparent in great apes although in lesser sophistication than in humans.
dbpprop:date
  • June 2009
dbpprop:reason
  • This is only one explanation
dbpprop:reference
dbpprop:seeProperty
  • Archaic Homo sapiens
  • Behavioral modernity
  • Chimpanzee intelligence
  • Great ape language
  • Intelligence
  • Primate empathy
  • Race and intelligence
dbpprop:wikiPageUsesTemplate
rdfs:comment
  • The evolution of human intelligence refers to a set of theories that attempt to explain how human intelligence has evolved. The question is closely tied to the evolution of the human brain, and to the emergence of human language. The timeline of human evolution spans some 7 million years, from the separation of the Pan genus until the emergence of behavioral modernity by 30,000 years ago.
rdfs:label
  • Evolution of human intelligence
skos:subject
foaf:depiction
foaf:page
is dbpprop:redirect of