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    A theoretical divide exists on the study of the adapted psychological mechanisms underlying human culture. It has been said for instance that we evolved a brain for all seasons and that this is opposed to the framework of the modularity of mind. We approach the nature of these explanatory differences based on what we judge to be a misunderstanding with respect to the evolution of domain-specific modules. We underline the fact that the input-domain of a module and its ecological function should n…Read more
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    Communication par affiche dans un congrès, Saint Andrews, Ecosse, 6-8 avril 2009 : Cultaptation Conference.
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    The animal variations: When mechanisms matter in accounting for function
    with Nicolas Claidiere
    Behavioral and Brain Sciences 30 (4): 424-425. 2007.
    We contend that Ramsey et al.'s definition of animal innovation sensu process may be partially misleading when investigating mechanisms underlying animal innovation. By excluding social learning from the of innovation, they may be reproducing a dichotomous schema that does not accurately correspond to our knowledge of the acquisition of novel behavioral variants. This gives us some reason to doubt the functional specification of the defined process of innovation