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Neural reuse and human individual differences

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2010

Cristina D. Rabaglia  and
Gary F. Marcus
Cristina D. Rabaglia
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY 10003. rabaglia@nyu.edugary.marcus@nyu.edu
Gary F. Marcus
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY 10003. rabaglia@nyu.edugary.marcus@nyu.edu
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Abstract

We find the theory of neural reuse to be highly plausible, and suggest that human individual differences provide an additional line of argument in its favor, focusing on the well-replicated finding of “positive manifold,” in which individual differences are highly correlated across domains. We also suggest that the theory of neural reuse may be an important contributor to the phenomenon of positive manifold itself.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 287 - 288
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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