title: The language-ready head: Evolutionary considerations.
abstract: This article offers a succinct overview of the hypothesis that the evolution of cognition could benefit from a close examination of brain changes reflected in the shape of the neurocranium. I provide both neurological and genetic evidence in support of this hypothesis, and conclude that the study of language evolution need not be regarded as a mystery.
authors.affiliation: Catalan Institute for Advanced Studies and Research (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain. cedric.boeckx@ub.edu.|Universitat de Barcelona, Gran Via 585, 08007, Barcelona, Spain. cedric.boeckx@ub.edu.
authors.forename: Cedric
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boeckx
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D001921:Brain; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language
keywords: Genetics; Language evolution; Neurocranium; Neurolinguistics