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Foraging Cognition: Reviving the Ecological Intelligence Hypothesis
Trends in Cognitive Sciences ( IF 19.9 ) Pub Date : 2017-09-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2017.05.011
Alexandra G. Rosati

What are the origins of intelligent behavior? The demands associated with living in complex social groups have been the favored explanation for the evolution of primate cognition in general and human cognition in particular. However, recent comparative research indicates that ecological variation can also shape cognitive abilities. I synthesize the emerging evidence that 'foraging cognition' - skills used to exploit food resources, including spatial memory, decision-making, and inhibitory control - varies adaptively across primates. These findings provide a new framework for the evolution of human cognition, given our species' dependence on costly, high-value food resources. Understanding the origins of the human mind will require an integrative theory accounting for how humans are unique in both our sociality and our ecology.

中文翻译:

觅食认知:复兴生态智能假说

智能行为的起源是什么?与生活在复杂社会群体中相关的需求一直是灵长类动物认知进化,特别是人类认知进化的最佳解释。然而,最近的比较研究表明,生态变异也可以塑造认知能力。我综合了新出现的证据,即“觅食认知”——用于开发食物资源的技能,包括空间记忆、决策和抑制控制——在灵长类动物之间适应性不同。鉴于我们物种对昂贵、高价值的食物资源的依赖,这些发现为人类认知的进化提供了一个新框架。理解人类思维的起源将需要一个综合理论来解释人类在我们的社会性和生态中是如何独特的。
更新日期:2017-09-01
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