Understanding the mechanistic basis of human cognition is likely to benefit from investigating how it emerged through evolution. We propose that identifying and investigating fundamental brain functions, or cognitive primitives, common between humans and 'lower' animals, such as insects, will reveal conserved cellular and molecular operations underlying cognition.
Journal article
2026-03-01T00:00:00+00:00
30
194 - 196
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behavioral flexibility, cognition, evolution, insects, intelligence, memory, Animals, Brain, Insecta, Cognition, Biological Evolution, Humans