Bringing cumulative technological culture beyond copying versus reasoning
The dominant view of cumulative technological culture suggests that high-fidelity
transmission rests upon a high-fidelity copying ability, which allows individuals to reproduce …
transmission rests upon a high-fidelity copying ability, which allows individuals to reproduce …
International Workshop on Multimodal Learning-2023 Theme: Multimodal Learning with Foundation Models
The recent advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence (particularly
foundation models such as BERT, GPT-3, T5, ResNet, etc.) have demonstrated remarkable …
foundation models such as BERT, GPT-3, T5, ResNet, etc.) have demonstrated remarkable …
Semantic and action tool knowledge in the brain: Identifying common and distinct networks
Most cognitive models of apraxia assume that impaired tool use results from a deficit
occurring at the conceptual level, which contains dedicated information about tool use …
occurring at the conceptual level, which contains dedicated information about tool use …
The elephant in the room: What matters cognitively in cumulative technological culture
Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …
Technition: When tools come out of the closet
People are ambivalently enthusiastic and anxious about how far technology can go.
Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be …
Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be …
[HTML][HTML] The cortical thickness of the area PF of the left inferior parietal cortex mediates technical-reasoning skills
Most recent research highlights how a specific form of causal understanding, namely
technical reasoning, may support the increasing complexity of tools and techniques …
technical reasoning, may support the increasing complexity of tools and techniques …
[HTML][HTML] Decoding grasp and speech signals from the cortical grasp circuit in a tetraplegic human
The cortical grasp network encodes planning and execution of grasps and processes
spoken and written aspects of language. High-level cortical areas within this network are …
spoken and written aspects of language. High-level cortical areas within this network are …
Involvement of the posterior tool processing network during explicit retrieval of action tool and semantic tool knowledge: an fMRI study
Our ability to understand how to interact with familiar objects is supported by conceptual tool
knowledge. Conceptual tool knowledge includes action tool and semantic tool knowledge …
knowledge. Conceptual tool knowledge includes action tool and semantic tool knowledge …
Technical reasoning is important for cumulative technological culture
F Osiurak, S Lasserre, J Arbanti, J Brogniart… - Nature Human …, 2021 - nature.com
Human technology has evolved in an unparalleled way, allowing us to expand across the
globe. One fascinating question is, how do we understand the cognitive origins of this …
globe. One fascinating question is, how do we understand the cognitive origins of this …
The pedagogue, the engineer, and the friend: From whom do we learn?
F Osiurak, C Cretel, N Duhau-Marmon, I Fournier… - Human Nature, 2020 - Springer
Humans can follow different social learning strategies, sometimes oriented toward the
models' characteristics (ie, who-strategies). The goal of the present study was to explore …
models' characteristics (ie, who-strategies). The goal of the present study was to explore …