"Cultural Evolution" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The continuous developmental process of a culture from simple to complex forms and from homogeneous to heterogeneous qualities.
| Descriptor ID |
D003468
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.076.201.450.370
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| Concept/Terms |
Cultural Evolution- Cultural Evolution
- Cultural Evolutions
- Evolutions, Cultural
- Evolution, Cultural
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cultural Evolution" by people in Profiles.
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Aboriginal mitogenomes reveal 50,000 years of regionalism in Australia. Nature. 2017 04 13; 544(7649):180-184.
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Relaxed genetic control of cortical organization in human brains compared with chimpanzees. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 Dec 01; 112(48):14799-804.
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Identification of the social and cognitive processes underlying human cumulative culture. Science. 2012 Mar 02; 335(6072):1114-8.
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Quantitative analysis of culture using millions of digitized books. Science. 2011 Jan 14; 331(6014):176-82.
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Transmission of multiple traditions within and between chimpanzee groups. Curr Biol. 2007 Jun 19; 17(12):1038-43.