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    Last lecture discussed that humans have an enlarged ape brain with no novel anatomical features or cell types. The unusually long period of learning in humans can result from small genetic changes, with few novel genes or major genetic events, and some positive selection for increased brain size and possibly language. This document then lists unique human capabilities such as tool use and manufacture, abstract thought through mental representations and simulations, language, and culture.

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    Last lecture discussed that humans have an enlarged ape brain with no novel anatomical features or cell types. The unusually long period of learning in humans can result from small genetic changes, with few novel genes or major genetic events, and some positive selection for increased brain size and possibly language. This document then lists unique human capabilities such as tool use and manufacture, abstract thought through mental representations and simulations, language, and culture.

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    Last lecture discussed that humans have an enlarged ape brain with no novel anatomical features or cell types. The unusually long period of learning in humans can result from small genetic changes, with few novel genes or major genetic events, and some positive selection for increased brain size and possibly language. This document then lists unique human capabilities such as tool use and manufacture, abstract thought through mental representations and simulations, language, and culture.

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    Human Evolution, human cognition, and human culture.

    Last lecture:
     Humans have a scaled-up ape brain
     No novel anatomical features
     No special cell types
     Humans have unusually long period available for learning
     Can be a result of rather small genetic change
     Few novel genes
     Few major genetic events
     Some positive selection for brain size, language (?)

    Unique human capabilities?


    1. Tools?
    a. Humans as the only animal to use and manufacture tools
    i. Essential survivors
    ii. Large toolkits
    iii. Composite
    b. Direct link to human achievements
    c. Technological determinism
    d. Chimps/crows already use tools

    2. Abstract thought?
    a. The capacity to create mental representations and mental simulations
    and to use them in problem solving.

    3. Language?
    4. Culture?

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