creators_name: Tan, Uner
editors_name: Weinstein, Sidney
editors_name: Hyden, Holger V.
editors_name: Renzi, Emino de
editors_name: Tan, Uner
type: journalp
datestamp: 2006-07-23
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:32
metadata_visibility: show
title: EVIDENCE FOR "UNERTAN SYNDROME" AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN MIND
ispublished: pub
subjects: neuro-psy
subjects: phil-mind
subjects: neuro-physio
subjects: evol-psy
subjects: clin-psy
subjects: neurgen
subjects: behanal
subjects: behav-neuro-sci
subjects: behav-anal
subjects: neuro-psych
subjects: cog-psy
full_text_status: public
keywords: bipedality, evolution, human, mental retardation, mind,
quadrupedality, Unertan syndrome
abstract: A new family exhibiting “Unertan Sydnrome” was discovered. The pedigree analysis showed marriages between relatives. This family was similar to the first one (see Tan, 2006a), providing a firm evidence for the new syndrome. The affected children showed habitual quadrupedal walking gait, that is, they walked on wrists and feet with straight legs and arms. Their heads and bodies were mildly flexed; they exhibited mild cerebellar signs, and severe mental retardation. The pedigree demonstrated a typical autosomal-recessive inheritance. The genetic nature of
this syndrome suggests a backward stage in human evolution (devolution), which would be consistent with theories of punctuated evolution. The results reflected a
new theory on the evolution of human beings. That is, the evolution of humans would in fact be the evolution of the extensor motor system, responsible for upright posture, against the gravitational forces. This would be coupled with the emergence of the human mind, which can be considered a reflexion of the human motor system, in accord with the psychomotor theory (see Tan, 2005a). The
most important characteristic of the newly emerged human mind was the resistance against gravitational forces. This was the resistive mind, the origins of human creativity.
date: 2006-07
date_type: published
publication: International Journal of Neuroscience
volume: 116
number: 7
publisher: Taylor & Francis
pagerange: 763-774
refereed: FALSE
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citation:   Tan, Prof. Dr. Uner  (2006) EVIDENCE FOR "UNERTAN SYNDROME" AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE HUMAN MIND.  [Journal (Paginated)]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/5011/1/EVIDENCE_FOR_UNERTAN__IJN_%5B1%5D.pdf