Cognitive gadgets and genetic accommodation

Eva Jablonka; Simona Ginsburg; Daniel Dor

doi:https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19001006

Cognitive gadgets and genetic accommodation

Eva Jablonka, Simona Ginsburg, Daniel Dor

Tel Aviv University, Open University of Israel

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Abstract

Heyes argues that human metacognitive strategies (cognitive gadgets) evolved through cultural rather than genetic evolution. Although we agree that increased plasticity is the hallmark of human metacognition, we suggest cognitive malleability required the genetic accommodation of gadget-specific processes that enhanced the overall cognitive flexibility of humans.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e178
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	42
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19001006
State	Published - 12 Sep 2019

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Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology
Behavioral Neuroscience

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