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. 2012 Aug;35(4):242-3.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X11001968. Epub 2012 Jun 15.

Cultural intelligence is key to explaining human tool use

Claudio Tennie  1 , Harriet Over
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Cultural intelligence is key to explaining human tool use

Claudio Tennie et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

Contrary to Vaesen, we argue that a small number of key traits are sufficient to explain modern human tool use. Here we outline and defend the cultural intelligence (CI) hypothesis. In doing so, we critically re-examine the role of social transmission in explaining human tool use.

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