Department of Biology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057-1229, USA.
Behav Brain Sci. 2012 Aug;35(4):235-6. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X1100207X. Epub 2012 Jun 15.
Contrary to Vaesen's argument that humans are unique with respect to nine cognitive capacities essential for tool use, we suggest that although such cognitive processes contribute to variation in tool use, it does not follow that these capacities are necessary for tool use, nor that tool use shaped cognition per se, given the available data in cognitive neuroscience and behavioral biology.
与 Vaesen 的观点相反，他认为人类在九种认知能力方面是独特的，这些认知能力对于工具使用至关重要，我们认为，尽管这些认知过程有助于工具使用的变化，但并不能由此推断这些能力对于工具使用是必要的，也不能推断工具使用本身塑造了认知，考虑到认知神经科学和行为生物学中的现有数据。
