Prefrontal cortex activation supports the emergence of early stone age toolmaking skill

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Shelby S. J. Putt, Sobanawartiny Wijeakumar, John P. Spencer

Published: 01 Jan 2019, Last Modified: 15 May 2025NeuroImage 2019EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•Acheulian toolmaking activates left dlPFC relative to earlier Oldowan technique.•Left dorsal precentral gyrus contributes to cognitive aspects of motor learning.•Stone tool features indicating skill are related to frontal cortex activation.•Evidence for evolving working memory in early Homo at 1.8 million years ago.