Abstract
Anthropologists have not participated extensively in the cognitive science synthesis for a host of reasons, including internal conflicts in the discipline and profound reservations about the ways that cultural differences have been modeled in psychology, neuroscience, and other contributors to cognitive science. This paper proposes a skills-based model for culture that overcomes some of the problems inherent in the treatment of culture as shared information. Athletes offer excellent cases studies for how skill acquisition, like enculturation, affects the human nervous system. In addition, cultural differences in playing styles of the same sport, such as distinctive ways of playing rugby, demonstrate how varying solution strategies to similar athletic problems produce distinctive skill profiles.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ASCS09 |
Subtitle of host publication | proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science |
Editors | Wayne Christensen, Elizabeth Schier, John Sutton |
Place of Publication | North Ryde, NSW |
Publisher | Macquarie Centre for Cognitive Science |
Pages | 72-80 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780646529189 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (9th : 2009) - Sydney Duration: 30 Sept 2009 → 2 Oct 2009 |
Conference
Conference | Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science (9th : 2009) |
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City | Sydney |
Period | 30/09/09 → 2/10/09 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright 2009 by the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. Publisher version archived with the permission of the Editor, ASCS09 : Proceedings of the 9th Conference of the Australasian Society for Cognitive Science. This copy is available for individual, non-commercial use. Permission to reprint/republish this version for other uses must be obtained from the publisher.Keywords
- neuroanthropology
- skill acquisition
- elite performance
- perceptual skill
- culture and cognition