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The co-evolution of cooperation and communication: Alternative accounts

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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… Click to show full abstract

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.

Keywords: communication; alternative accounts; evolution cooperation; cooperation communication; communication alternative

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2023

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