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implications for memetics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 September 2005

susan blackmore
Affiliation:
department of psychology, university of the west of england, coldharbour lane, bristol bs16 1qy, united kingdomsusan.blackmore@blueyonder.co.uk www.susanblackmore.co.uk
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Abstract

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the implications that steels & belpaeme's (s&b's) models have for memetics are discussed. the results demonstrate the power of memes (in this case colour words) to influence both concept formation, and the creation of innate concepts. they provide further evidence for the memetic drive hypothesis, with implications for the evolution of the human brain and for group differences in categorisation.

Type
open peer commentary
Copyright
2005 cambridge university press