There's far more difference between human and animal brains than assumed 150 years ago by evolution pioneer Charles Darwin, according to a scientific report.It's all about the presuppositions...
A review of eight mental processes that include language, planning and teaching shows more dissimilarities than similarities in complexity and purposes among species, according to research published this past week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Neuroscientists since the 1980s have agreed with Darwin's theory that humans were "big-brained apes," the author said.
Microscopic study of the human brain over the past decade has shown that people are built to experience more advanced levels of cognition, such as feelings of emotion, guilt and embarrassment, when compared with other species, said study author David Premack, professor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania.
"Darwin is wrong in claiming this theory between humans and animals," Premack, 81, said in a telephone interview... "If Darwin were alive, he'd quickly agree, because the data is definitely clear." Humans practice and teach complex processes, while other species don't, he said.
Sunday, September 02, 2007
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