Four heuristics for theory selection in evolutionary cognitive archaeology

Authors: Killin, Anton John, Pain, Ross

Source: Journal of Cultural Cognitive Science. 9:273-290

Subject Terms: Philosophy of evolutionary cognitive archaeology, Inference, Evolution of cognition, Cognitive archaeology, Heuristics, Theory selection

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s41809-025-00172-y

Agency at a distance: learning causal connections

Authors: Gärdenfors, Peter^{Aff1, Aff2, IDs11097024099929_cor1}, Lombard, Marlize

Source: Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. 24(3):789-807

Early transitions in the evolution of cognition

Authors: Nejad Kourki, Arsham^{Aff1, Aff2, IDs4065602500709y_cor1}

Source: History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences. 47(4)

Fundamental Principles of Cognitive Biology 2.0

Authors: Lyon, Pamela^{Aff1, IDs13752025004975_cor1}

Source: Biological Theory. :1-17

Symbolic representation by a two-dimensional matrix for profiling comparative animal behavior

Authors: Louis N. Irwin

Source: Front Psychol
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 15 (2024)

Subject Terms: 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, 05 social sciences, subjective experience, animal phenomenology, Psychology, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, behavioral profiles, consciousness, proxy behavior, evolution of cognition, BF1-990

Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39649780
https://doaj.org/article/1581db8f887a434a804142d3f57b4f76

The cliff edge model of the evolution of schizophrenia: Mathematical, epidemiological, and genetic evidence

Authors: Mitteroecker, Philipp ^{a, b, ⁎, 1}, Merola, Giuseppe Pierpaolo ^{c, 2}

Source: In Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews May 2024 160

Neurogenomics of the Sea: A STEM Exploration into Genetics, Brain, and Behavior in Marine Life

Authors: Shree, Abhiraj, Babbar, Sadashiv

Contributors: Jindal, Nyneishia, Chottani, Aarushi, Hatibaruah, Abhinandan, Bhasin, Nivedita, Arora, Drishti, K, Aman, Gauri

Subject Terms: Neurogenomics, Marine Intelligence, Biopolymers, Cognitive Behavior, Marine Neurobiology, Animal Sentience, Ocean Ethics, Public Perception, Interdisciplinary STEM, Marine Psychology, Evolution of Cognition, Brain-Behavior Link, Marine Biotechnology

Relation: https://zenodo.org/records/15753616; oai:zenodo.org:15753616; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15753616

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https://zenodo.org/records/15753616

Intelligence vs Entropy: Theoretical Foundations of Intelligent Evolution and Mathematical Modeling

Authors: JALALI, SEYED RASOUL

Subject Terms: entropy, intelligence, intelligent evolution, second law of thermodynamics, shannon entropy, information theory, complexity, randomness, uncertainty, order, disorder, energy distribution, probability, statistical mechanics, systems theory, computational models, optimisation, machine learning, neural networks, decision trees, fractal memory, data science, algorithms, learning, prediction, adaptation, self-organisation, emergent systems, information processing, physics, cosmology, universe expansion, big bang, black holes, cosmic entropy, astrophysics, thermodynamic equilibrium, biological systems, evolution, adaptation, cognition, memory, consciousness, brain networks, neuroscience, psychology, problem solving, creativity, artificial intelligence, deep learning, pattern recognition, signal processing, compression, cryptography, optimisation algorithms, non-linear dynamics, chaos theory, stability, bifurcation, attractors, quantum mechanics, quantum information, quantum entropy, decoherence, complexity science, cybernetics, systems biology, genetics, molecular biology, protein folding, DNA entropy, bioinformatics, metabolic networks, ecological systems, environmental crises, climate change, sustainability, social systems, sociology, economics, financial systems, markets, uncertainty in finance, prediction models, political systems, governance, order vs disorder, cultural evolution, technological evolution, innovation, resilience, crisis response, adaptation strategies, resilience theory, emergent behaviour, collective intelligence, swarm intelligence, distributed systems, multi-agent systems, artificial life, robotics, self-learning, optimisation problems, data compression, feature selection, statistical inference, regression, classification, clustering, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, reinforcement learning, entropy minimisation, feature extraction, computational neuroscience, brain entropy, consciousness models, integrated information theory, global workspace theory, philosophy of mind, metaphysics, determinism, free will, epistemology, ontology, phenomenology, dialectics, information entropy, data entropy, signal entropy, communication theory, semantic entropy, complexity reduction, chaos-to-order, resilience engineering, cyber resilience, entropy production, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, dissipative structures, prigogine, far-from-equilibrium systems, entropy-driven order, entropy as creativity, synergetics, holism, emergence, universality, fractals, scaling laws, power laws, phase transitions, statistical distributions, gaussian, poisson, gamma, markov processes, stochastic models, monte carlo simulations, random processes, entropy in networks, graph theory, random graphs, network science, scale-free networks, small-world networks, entropy in algorithms, computational entropy, entropy coding, huffman coding, data compression, kolmogorov complexity, algorithmic information theory, entropy in linguistics, language complexity, natural language processing, entropy in social media, digital entropy, big data, predictive analytics, entropy in economics, game theory, strategic decision making, uncertainty reduction, decision theory, risk analysis, forecasting, entropy in law, entropy in ethics, morality and order, entropy in art, creativity and disorder, entropy in music, rhythm and randomness, entropy in literature, narrative complexity, entropy in history, cycles of order and chaos, civilisational rise and fall, entropy in religion, myth and order, intelligence in philosophy, entropy in education, learning systems, pedagogy, curriculum entropy, entropy and mathematics, algebraic entropy, topology, number theory, real analysis, complex analysis, differential equations, numerical methods, discrete mathematics, combinatorics, graph entropy, entropy in geometry, entropy in topology, entropy in cryptography, secure keys, entropy as randomness, entropy in computing, randomness extraction, pseudo-random generators, entropy sources, entropy in blockchain, entropy in distributed ledgers, entropy and security, entropy in AI, adversarial learning, entropy regularisation, entropy loss, intelligence amplification, human-computer interaction, augmented intelligence, superintelligence, general AI, singularity, universal intelligence, entropy in cosmology, heat death, maximum entropy, arrow of time, time asymmetry, thermodynamic time, entropy and spacetime, relativity, entropy and gravity, holographic principle, black hole entropy, bekenstein-hawking entropy, entropy in dark matter, entropy in dark energy, entropy and quantum gravity, entropy and string theory, multiverse entropy, anthropic principle, cosmic order, life emergence, astrobiology, exoplanets, entropy and biosignatures, entropy and SETI, extraterrestrial intelligence, entropy and ethics of AI, entropy in law of complexity, entropy and philosophy of science, entropy as destiny, intelligence as freedom, entropy-intelligence dialectic, co-evolution, transformation, universal dynamics, metaphysical duality, cosmic evolution, intelligent universe, entropic drive, teleology, future of intelligence, entropy as challenge, intelligence as solution

Many Paths to Anticipatory Behavior:  Anticipatory Model Acquisition Across Phylogenetic and Ontogenetic Timescales

Authors: Sims, Matthew^{Aff1, IDs1375202200426w_cor1}

Source: Biological Theory. 18(2):114-133

Comparing cognition across major transitions using the hierarchy of formal automata

Authors: Klein, Colin, Barron, Andrew B.

Source: Klein , C & Barron , A B 2024 , ' Comparing cognition across major transitions using the hierarchy of formal automata ' , Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science , vol. 15 , no. 4 , e1680 . https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1680

Subject Terms: evolution of cognition, formal automata, formal grammars, insect cognition, major transitions

Availability: https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/9362580c-8acb-4e8f-8c6d-739da642b41c
https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1680
http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85191358756&partnerID=8YFLogxK
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP240100400

Poderá a seleção artificial para a socialidade conduzir a uma melhoria das capacidades cognitivas no peixe-zebra?

Authors: Infantes, Rafael Herlander de Sousa

Contributors: Varela, Susana, Repositório do ISPA

Source: urn:tid:203181158

Subject Terms: Aprendizagem, Evolução da cognição, Evolução da socialidade, Hipótese da inteligência social, Hipótese do cérebro social, Peixe-zebra (Danio rerio), Learning, Evolution of cognition, Evolution of sociality, Social intelligence hypothesis, Social brain hypothesis, Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

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Evo-Devo of Language and Cognition

Authors: Balari, Sergio^Aff3, Lorenzo, Guillermo^Aff4

Contributors: Nuño de la Rosa, Laura, editor^Aff1, Müller, Gerd B., editor^Aff2

Source: Evolutionary Developmental Biology : A Reference Guide. :1221-1233

Intentional communication in animals

Authors: Aychet, Juliette, Dafreville, Mawa, Canteloup, Charlotte

Contributors: Ethologie animale et humaine (EthoS), Université de Caen Normandie (UNICAEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Université de Rennes (UR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre Neurosciences intégratives et Cognition / Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center (INCC - UMR 8002), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), Laboratoire Éthologie Cognition Développement (LECD), Université Paris Nanterre (UPN), Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne (UNIL), Laboratoire de neurosciences cognitives et adaptatives (LNCA), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Elsevier

Source: International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics ; https://hal.science/hal-05357749 ; Elsevier. International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd edition, 2025

Subject Terms: behavioral markers, recipiency, developmental psychology, comparative cognition, evolution, Primate communication, Primate communication evolution comparative cognition developmental psychology behavioral markers recipiency, [SCCO]Cognitive science

Availability: https://hal.science/hal-05357749

Preparedness in cultural learning

Authors: Turner, Cameron, Walmsley, Lachlan

Source: Synthese. 199:81-100

Subject Terms: 0301 basic medicine, 0303 health sciences, 03 medical and health sciences, Preparedness, Social learning, Evolution of cognition, Learning, Imitation, Evolutionary psychology, 10. No inequality

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https://link.springer.com/10.1007/s11229-020-02627-x
https://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/216226/1/01_Turner_Preparedness_in_cultural_2020.pdf

How WEIRD is Cognitive Archaeology? Engaging with the Challenge of Cultural Variation and Sample Diversity

Authors: Killin, Anton^{Aff1, Aff2, IDs1316402100611z_cor1}, Pain, Ross

Source: Review of Philosophy and Psychology. :1-25

Disentangling the evolution of cognition: Learning in Cnidaria

Authors: Jose Prados

Source: Learning & Behavior. 52:289-290

Subject Terms: Cnidaria, Evolution of Cognition, Cognition, Learning in Cnidaria, Animals, Association Learning, Learning, Associative Learning, 16. Peace & justice, Biological Evolution, 3. Good health

Access URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38082100

A model for the evolution of reinforcement learning in fluctuating games

Authors: Dridi, S., Lehmann, L.

Subject Terms: evolution of cognition, evolutionarily stable learning rules, exploration-exploitation trade-off, repeated games, social interactions, trial-and-error learning

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Relation: Animal Behaviour; https://iris.unil.ch/handle/iris/222074; serval:BIB_AC26C188AEA1; 000354811800014

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.01.037

The Evolution of Rhythm Cognition: Timing in Music and Speech

Authors: Henkjan Honing, Andrea Ravignani, Sonja A. Kotz

Subject Terms: RC321-571, BF1-990, Q1-390, music, evolution of speech and language, speech, meter, interval timing, evolution of cognition, beat perception, rhythm, time perception, synchrony, movement, Neurosciences

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Relation: Frontiers Research Topics

Access URL: https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/47141
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/3942/the-evolution-of-rhythm-cognition-timing-in-music-and-speech

Individual differences and knockout in zebrafish reveal similar cognitive effects of BDNF between teleosts and mammals

Authors: Lucon Xiccato, T, Montalbano, G, Gatto, E, Frigato, E, D'Aniello, S, Bertolucci, C

Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 289

Subject Terms: Mammals, 0301 basic medicine, 0303 health sciences, 03 medical and health sciences, Cognition, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, Individuality, Animals, cognitive evolution, comparative cognition, Danio rerio, fish cognition, neurotrophic growth factor, zebrafish model, Zebrafish

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https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.2036
https://hdl.handle.net/11392/2504266
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2036

Social Practice and Shared History, Not Social Scale, Structure Cross‐Cultural Complexity in Kinship Systems

Authors: Fiona M. Jordan, Sam Passmore, Péter Rácz

Source: Top Cogn Sci
Racz, P, Passmore, S & Jordan, F 2019, 'Social practice and shared history, not social scale, structure cross-cultural complexity in kinship systems', Topics in Cognitive Science, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12430
Topics in Cognitive Science

Subject Terms: Cross-Cultural Comparison, Social Cognition, 0301 basic medicine, 0303 health sciences, Psycholinguistics, Databases, Factual, Cultural evolution, Cross-cultural analysis, social cognition, Forthcoming Topic: The Cultural Evolution of Cognition, Social cognition, Semantics, 03 medical and health sciences, Cultural Evolution, Humans, Family, cross-cultural analysis, Kinship terminology, 10. No inequality, semantics, kinship, Anthropology, Cultural

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31165555
https://hraf.yale.edu/ehc/hypotheses/4277
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/files/202655238/Full_text_PDF_final_published_version_.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12430
https://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/journals/topics/topics12.html#RaczPJ20
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31165555
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/social-practice-and-shared-history-not-social-scale-structure-crosscultural-complexity-in-kinship-systems(96a1e120-d089-4081-9c12-ab028becc68b).html
https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/files/202655238/Full_text_PDF_final_published_version_.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/1983/96a1e120-d089-4081-9c12-ab028becc68b