The cognitive and neural bases of human tool use

Humans are not unique in using tools. But human tool use differs from that known to occur in nonhumans in being very frequent, spontaneous, and diversified. So a fundamental issue is, what are the cognitive and neural bases of human tool use? This Research Topic of Frontiers provides a venue for lea...

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Main Author: Cristina Massen (auth)
Other Authors: Francois Osiurak (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
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