Cultural memory

Curr Biol. 2013 Sep 9;23(17):R736-40. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.07.071.

Abstract

Humans have a form of externalised memory. They are able to transmit information across generations in the form of learned cultural traditions and preserve this knowledge in artefacts. How this capability evolved from the simpler traditions of other animals is an active area of research.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Culture*
  • Humans
  • Memory*
  • Task Performance and Analysis