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Dogs recognise words while humans reason without language
Original: Dogs can pick out words without understanding them. Humans can solve complex logic problems without using language at al
Two widely shared science stories challenge assumptions about how brains and language work. Research suggests dogs can pick out individual words without truly understanding them, while separate work indicates humans can solve complex logic problems without using language at all. Commenters are discussing what the findings say about the relationship between language, thought and intelligence across species.
Why now: New findings on animal cognition and non-verbal human reasoning challenge common assumptions about how language and thought are connected.
Evidence
- Dogs can pick out words without understanding them. Humans can solve complex logic problems without using language at all. Two of our most popular stories last week challenge what we thought we knew about brains, language, and intelligence. Links in comments. # neuroscience #… · pragmaticmarg@hachyderm.io · 4
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