Language Evolution, Symbolic Cognition, Language Acquisition, Brain Development, Origin of the Human Mind | Terrence Deacon | 20
Mind & Matter
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Evolución esculpe cerebros diseñados para aprendizaje correlacional (índices)
Animals, like rats, can learn arbitrary associations through conditioned learning, which is essentially about creating indexical relations. This means that the animals learn the correlation between two events, even if there is no inherent connection between them. The ability to recognize and learn correlations is a key function of the brain, which has been shaped by evolution to excel at this type of learning. This is crucial for survival as it allows organisms to understand causal features and their links in the world.
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