Cognitive function in mammals: The evolutionary perspective

Cognitive Brain Research

Volumn 3, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 279-290

  Macphail, Euan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association formation; Causality; Cognition; Comparative neurology; Comparative psychology; Evolution; Implicit learning; Language; Vertebrate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0029892585     PISSN: 09266410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-6410(96)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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