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How does stochasticity in learning impact the accumulation of knowledge and the evolution of learning?

2025-08-27

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Learning is crucial for humans and other animals to acquire knowledge, enhancing survival and reproduction. In particular, individual and social learning allow populations to accumulate knowledge across generations. Here, we examine how stochasticity in the production and social acquisition of knowledge influences the evolution of learning strategies and cumulative knowledge. Using a mathematical model where learn...

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Literature Corpus work: 87124388-2495-5a32-8d12-fd6e6b8a30d7
DOI: 10.1101/2025.08.26.672373

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