The co-evolution of cooperation and communication: Alternative accounts

Nima Mussavifard, Gergely Csibra

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

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.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere11
Pages (from-to)e11
JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume46
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • Biological Evolution
  • Communication
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Ecology
  • Humans

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