Linguistic Exaptation Explained
Did you know that your brain never evolved to read? Instead, it brilliantly repurposed areas meant for object recognition to make sense of letters and words. This clever biological trick…
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The Brain’s Recycled Parts: Linguistic Exaptation
Ever wonder how humans developed the incredible power of language? The answer may not be a special "language organ", but a brilliant case of evolutionary recycling. Discover the theory of…