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In search of the socioaffective and cognitive origins of humanity: what, if anything, is unique about human minds?
2025-02-12
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<p>In this second set of explorations/meditations (of three), we examine potential sources of human cognitive uniqueness through comparative analysis with non-human primates, focusing particularly on theory of mind, analogical reasoning, and social learning capabilities. We review evidence suggesting that while humans share many cognitive foundations with other primates, we may be distinct in our capacity for abst...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 71623b9f-2465-5c8a-93f6-70a05ead3308
- DOI
- 10.31234/osf.io/dt9hu_v1