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CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY
Volume 16, Issue 6, Pages 660-667Publisher
CURRENT BIOLOGY LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2006.10.008
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Several recent studies report how laboratory-raised, non-human primates exposed to tool use can exhibit intelligent behaviors, such as imitation and reference vocal control, that are never seen in their wild counterparts. Tool-use training appears to forge a novel cortico-cortical connection that underlies this boost in capacity, which normally exists only as latent potential in lower primates. Although tool-use training is patently non-naturalistic, its marked effects on brain organization and behavior could shed light on the evolution of higher intelligence in humans.
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