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Cognitive primitives of the insect brain

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Understanding the mechanistic basis of human cognition is likely to benefit from investigating how it emerged through evolution. We propose that identifying and investigating fundamental brain functions, or cognitive primitives, common between humans and 'lower' animals, such as insects, will reveal conserved cellular and molecular operations underlying cognition.

Source: Trends in Cognitive Sciences

DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2025.11.013

Authors: Scott Waddell, Annie Park

Institution: University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Subfield: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $7,030

Funders: Wellcome Trust, European Research Council