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From Action to Cognition: Neural Reuse, Network Theory and the Emergence of Higher Cognitive Functions
2021
Brain Sciences
The aim of this article is to discuss the logic and assumptions behind the concept of neural reuse, to explore its biological advantages and to discuss the implications for the cognition of a brain that reuses existing circuits and resources. We first address the requirements that must be fulfilled for neural reuse to be a biologically plausible mechanism. Neural reuse theories generally take a developmental approach and model the brain as a dynamic system composed of highly flexible neural
doi:10.3390/brainsci11121652
pmid:34942954
pmcid:PMC8699577
fatcat:3ngmeegyyvdg7emvucjeepfdfi