9 abril 2015
It is cultural transmission – the ability to pass knowledge on from one individual to another even across generations – that makes us unique among animals. True, we also learn by observing what happens in the world around us, for example, by associating events that frequently occur together (or in a rapid sequence). However, human “communication” may constitute such a powerful instrument that it overrides “statistics”, as observed in a study.
http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/pMcWaIhWwoo/150409081824.htm
