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Primate communication: comprehension and social cognition| old_uid | 10334 |
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| title | Primate communication: comprehension and social cognition |
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| start_date | 2011/11/04 |
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| schedule | 09h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | salle Cavaillès |
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| details | dans le cadre des Conférences SIGMA 2011 / as part of the 2011 SIGMA Lectures |
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| summary | According to one influential intellectual tradition, human language has not evolved as a communication device but as a system of thought, which enables humans to construct and merge abstract mental entities and to refer to the outside world in ways that cannot be reduced to its physical properties.
An alternative hypothesis is to think of language as a communication device that enables individuals to cooperate and interact socially in
cognitively advanced ways. Empirical studies of primate behaviour can help to shed light on earlier evolutionary stages of human communication and cognition. |
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| responsibles | Lesguillons |
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