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lüll The neuroscience of primate intellectual evolution: natural selection and passive and intentional niche construction Iriki A; Sakura OPhilos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2008[Jun]; 363 (1500): 2229-41We trained Japanese macaque monkeys to use tools, an advanced cognitive function monkeys do not exhibit in the wild, and then examined their brains for signs of modification. Following tool-use training, we observed neurophysiological, molecular genetic and morphological changes within the monkey brain. Despite being 'artificially' induced, these novel behaviours and neural connectivity patterns reveal overlap with those of humans. Thus, they may provide us with a novel experimental platform for studying the mechanisms of human intelligence, for revealing the evolutionary path that created these mechanisms from the 'raw material' of the non-human primate brain, and for deepening our understanding of what cognitive abilities are and of those that are not uniquely human. On these bases, we propose a theory of 'intentional niche construction' as an extension of natural selection in order to reveal the evolutionary mechanisms that forged the uniquely intelligent human brain.|*Biological Evolution[MESH]|*Gene Expression Regulation[MESH]|*Selection, Genetic[MESH]|Animals[MESH]|Body Image[MESH]|Brain/*physiology[MESH]|Culture[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Intelligence/*physiology[MESH]|Macaca/*physiology[MESH]|Models, Biological[MESH]|Self Concept[MESH]|Tool Use Behavior/*physiology[MESH] |