Dr Wilkinson concluded: «This, together with differences in behaviour between experimental and control groups, suggests that learning by imitation is likely to be based
on ancient mechanisms.
Not exact matches
Your last paragraph ignores the difference between an evolutionary hypothesis based
on physical evidence and demonstrable
mechanisms versus the magical causation inferred by scientifically ignorant
ancient tribes resulting from a human tendency towards teleological thinking.
«Jellyfishes are
ancient organisms, which use a primitive predation
mechanism based
on generating feeding currents to bring the prey into contact with their bodies,» Acuña explains.
Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) researchers say their animal study, published online in Endocrinology, provides the strongest evidence to date
on the
mechanism of this
ancient Chinese therapy in chronic stress.
Drawing
on everything from
ancient Egyptian medical texts to cutting - edge medical science, the book takes readers
on an adventure packed with weird and wonderful facts about their own defense
mechanisms, making this both informative and great fun to read.