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The co-evolution of cooperation and communication: Alternative accounts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2023

Nima Mussavifard  and
Gergely Csibra Open the ORCID record for Gergely Csibra [Opens in a new window]
Nima Mussavifard
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Wien 1100, Austria. Mussavifard_Nima@phd.ceu.edu; csibrag@ceu.edu http://cdc.ceu.edu/people/gergely-csibra
Gergely Csibra
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Central European University, Wien 1100, Austria. Mussavifard_Nima@phd.ceu.edu; csibrag@ceu.edu http://cdc.ceu.edu/people/gergely-csibra
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Abstract

We challenge the proposal that partner-choice ecology explains the evolutionary emergence of ostensive communication in humans. The good fit between these domains might be because of the opposite relation (ostensive communication promotes the evolution of cooperation) or because of the dependence of both these human-specific traits on a more ancient contributor to human cognitive evolution: the use of technology.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e11
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