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The cognitive bases of human tool use
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 35 (4):203-262 (2012)
Abstract
This article has two goals. First, it synthesizes and critically assesses current scientific knowledge about the cognitive bases of human tool use. Second, it shows how the cognitive traits reviewed help to explain why technological accumulation evolved so markedly in humans, and so modestly in apes.Author's Profile
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