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Hierarchy, multidomain modules, and the evolution of intelligence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2017

Mauricio de Jesus Dias Martins  and
Laura Desirèe Di Paolo
Mauricio de Jesus Dias Martins
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, 04103 Leipzig, Germany mmartins@cbs.mpg.de https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mauricio_Martins4 Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, 10117 Berlin, Germany
Laura Desirèe Di Paolo
Affiliation:
Lichtenberg-Kolleg Institute, University of Goettingen, 37075 Göttingen Germany lauradesiree.dipaolo@gmail.com https://sites.google.com/site/lauradesireedipaolo Leibniz ScienceCampus and Research Group Primate Social Evolution DPZ-German Primate Centre, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Abstract

In this commentary, we support a complex, mosaic, and multimodal approach to the evolution of intelligence. Using the arcuate fasciculus as an example of discontinuity in the evolution of neurobiological architectures, we argue that the strict dichotomy of modules versus G, adopted by Burkart et al. in the target article, is insufficient to interpret the available statistical and experimental evidence.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 40 , 2017 , e212
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