Cultural innovation is not only a product of cognition but also of cultural context

Yotam Ben-Oren, Erella Hovers, Oren Kolodny, Nicole Creanza

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Abstract

Innovations, such as symbolic artifacts, are a product of cognitive abilities but also of cultural context. Factors that may determine the emergence and retention of an innovation include the population's pre-existing cultural repertoire, exposure to relevant ways of thinking, and the invention's utility. Thus, we suggest that the production of symbolic artifacts is not guaranteed even in cognitively advanced societies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e4
JournalBehavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume48
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jan 2025

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