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This project investigates the anatomical specializations in the human brain that enable the processing of abstract concepts, distinguishing humans from other primates. It employs neuroimaging techniques to explore the anterior temporal lobe's role in conceptual information processing.
What makes humans the dominant animal species on the planet?
Much of the popular literature has emphasized similarities between humans and our closest animal relatives, especially the chimpanzee.
But there can be no doubt that humans are special. A major human cognitive specialization is our ability to process conceptual information.
We are able to form abstract concepts by combining sources of information and generalizing from current knowledge.
These concepts can be invoked in the absence of i…
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