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. 2012 Aug;35(4):240-1.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1100210X. Epub 2012 Jun 15.

The role of executive control in tool use

Gijsbert Stoet  1 , Lawrence H Snyder
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The role of executive control in tool use

Gijsbert Stoet et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Comparing cognitive functions between humans and nonhuman primates is helpful for understanding human tool use. We comment on the latest insights from comparative research on executive control functions. Based on our own work, we discuss how even a mental function in which non-human primates outperform humans might have played a key role in the development of tool use.

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