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Max Bennett, "A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, Ai, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains" (Mariner Books, 2023)

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Evolution of Primitive Navigation and Intelligence in Early Organisms

Exploring the emergence of navigation towards food in early bilaterians, showcasing the algorithm of taxes navigation and the genetic encoding of behaviors for food-seeking and predator avoidance. Delving into the evolution of intelligence with nematodes' simple algorithm for finding food and responding to stimuli, illustrating breakthroughs in associative learning and its adaptiveness for survival.

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