Can evolution explain how minds work?

Biologists have tended to assume that closely related species will have similar cognitive abilities. Johan J. Bolhuis and Clive D. L. Wynne put this evolutionarily inspired idea through its paces.

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Published in:Nature (London) 2009-04, Vol.458 (7240), p.832-833
Main Authors: Bolhuis, Johan J, Wynne, Clive D. L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal cognition
Animals
Behavior
Biological Evolution
Biologists
Birds - physiology
Brain - physiology
Cognition - physiology
Cognitive ability
Comparative studies
essay
Evolution
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
multidisciplinary
Primates - physiology
Reward
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Selection, Genetic
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Summary:Biologists have tended to assume that closely related species will have similar cognitive abilities. Johan J. Bolhuis and Clive D. L. Wynne put this evolutionarily inspired idea through its paces.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/458832a