From Cave to Cage? The Evolution of Housing Complexity and the Contemporary Dead End for the Human Brain.
The evolution of the ever-changing neuroplastic human brain is inseparably linked to its environment. While early humans evolved in response to nature's complexity and unpredictability, over millennia, the housing trajectory has increasingly prioritized sedentary behaviors, predictability, and comfo...
| Publicado en: | Housing, Theory & Society Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 370 - 389 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jun2025
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