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Symmetry and human spatial cognition: An alternative perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2003

Irwin Silverman
Irwin Silverman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario. M3J 1P3, Canada isilv@yorku.ca
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Abstract

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Wynn's thesis that the acquisition of the rules of symmetry comprised the formative factor in the evolution of human spatial cognition is questioned on several grounds, including the ubiquity of symmetry across species and the apparent hard-wired nature of its evolution in both humans and animals.

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Brief Report
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , June 2002, pp. 418
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© 2002 Cambridge University Press