Confounding explanations....
I argue that, while Finlay et al, are correct to suggest that there are developmental regularities (or constraints) acting on brain component evolution, they are incorrect to infer from this that a developmental explanation necessarily implies that structural changes preceded functional use. Develop...
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| description | I argue that, while Finlay et al, are correct to suggest that there are developmental regularities (or constraints) acting on brain component evolution, they are incorrect to infer from this that a developmental explanation necessarily implies that structural changes preceded functional use. Developmental and functional (adaptationist) explanations are complementary, not alternatives. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:90cc1e22-3e8a-4ffb-8922-8d974469a7ce2022-03-26T23:14:09ZConfounding explanations....Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:90cc1e22-3e8a-4ffb-8922-8d974469a7ceEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2001Dunbar, RI argue that, while Finlay et al, are correct to suggest that there are developmental regularities (or constraints) acting on brain component evolution, they are incorrect to infer from this that a developmental explanation necessarily implies that structural changes preceded functional use. Developmental and functional (adaptationist) explanations are complementary, not alternatives. |
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