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@article{citeulike:4319743, abstract = {Biologists have tended to assume that closely related species will have similar cognitive abilities. Johan J. Bolhuis and Clive D. L. Wynne put this evolutionarily inspired idea through its paces. Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is broadly accepted among biologists, but its implications for the study of cognition are far from clear. Few within the scientific pale would argue against the proposition that life on Earth has evolved and that this general principle can be extended to the process of thought.}, author = {Bolhuis, Johan J. and Wynne, Clive D. L.}, citeulike-article-id = {4319743}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/458832a}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/458832a}, day = {15}, doi = {10.1038/458832a}, issn = {0028-0836}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {evo\_psy, nature}, month = {April}, number = {7240}, pages = {832--833}, posted-at = {2009-04-16 15:21:28}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Nature Publishing Group}, title = {Can evolution explain how minds work?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/458832a}, volume = {458}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4319743 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4319743 N2 - Biologists have tended to assume that closely related species will have similar cognitive abilities. Johan J. Bolhuis and Clive D. L. Wynne put this evolutionarily inspired idea through its paces. Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is broadly accepted among biologists, but its implications for the study of cognition are far from clear. Few within the scientific pale would argue against the proposition that life on Earth has evolved and that this general principle can be extended to the process of thought. IS - 7240 JF - Nature SN - 0028-0836 EP - 833 TI - Can evolution explain how minds work? PB - Nature Publishing Group VL - 458 SP - 832 KW - evo_psy KW - nature AU - Bolhuis, Johan AU - Wynne, Clive PY - 2009/04/15/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/458832a ER -