Cognitive Modularity, Biological Modularity, and Evolvability

Biological Theory

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-73

  García, Claudia Lorena ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

biological modularity; cognitive evolvability; cognitive modularity; double dissociations; massive modularity

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749124651     PISSN: 15555542     EISSN: 15555550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/biot.2007.2.1.62     Document Type: Article

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