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Science 20 January 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5759, p. 317
DOI: 10.1126/science.311.5759.317a
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PSYCHOLOGY:
Hunter-Gatherers Grasp Geometry

Constance Holden

The question of whether scientific concepts are innate is a tantalizing one for cognitive scientists. Now scientists studying villagers in a remote area of the Amazon report on page 381 that core geometric concepts are part of basic human cognitive equipment. (Read more.)

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