Scientist postulates 4 aspects of ‘humaniqueness’ differentiating human and animal cognition
February 18, 2008 | Source: KurzweilAI
A Harvard University scientist claims four key differences separate human and animal cognition.
The four novel components of human cognition are the abilities to combine and recombine different types of information and knowledge to gain new understanding; to apply the same “rule” or solution to one problem to a different and new situation; to create and easily understand symbolic representations of computation and sensory input; and to detach modes of thought from raw sensory and perceptual input.