Tool use and constructions.
We examine tool use in relation to the capacity of animals for construction, contrasting tools and nests; place human tool use in a more general problem-solving context, revisiting the body schema in the process; and relate the evolution of language and of tool use.
Computer Science, Neuroscience, and USC Brain Project, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, USA. arbib@usc.edu
Michael A
MA
Arbib
D000818:Animals; D003071:Cognition; D006801:Humans; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013672:Technology; D053001:Tool Use Behavior