Scientist postulates 4 aspects of 'humaniqueness' differentiating human and animal cognition (biologynews.net) 2 points by ingenium 18y ago ↗ HN
[–] bayareaguy 18y ago ↗ For those who just skim /newcomments, the four components from the article are:- the ability to combine and recombine different types of information and knowledge in order to gain new understanding- to apply the same “rule” or solution to one problem to a different and new situation- to create and easily understand symbolic representations of computation and sensory input- to detach modes of thought from raw sensory and perceptual input
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[ 4.5 ms ] story [ 12.9 ms ] thread- the ability to combine and recombine different types of information and knowledge in order to gain new understanding
- to apply the same “rule” or solution to one problem to a different and new situation
- to create and easily understand symbolic representations of computation and sensory input
- to detach modes of thought from raw sensory and perceptual input