Modeling a Cognitive Transition at the Origin of Cultural Evolution Using Autocatalytic Networks
Modeling a Cognitive Transition at the Origin of Cultural Evolution Using Autocatalytic Networks
Abstract Autocatalytic networks have been used to model the emergence of self‐organizing structure capable of sustaining life and undergoing biological evolution. Here, we model the emergence of cognitive structure capable of undergoing cultural evolution. Mental representations (MRs) of knowledge and experiences play the role of catalytic molecules, and interactions among …