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Consciousness is linked to social interaction through Nicholas Humphrey's theory, which posits that the development of consciousness evolved specifically to facilitate the theory of mind required for complex social interactions [1].
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claimNicholas Humphrey's 1992 social cognition theory argues that the origin of consciousness lies in the capacity to create a theory of mind for others, which enables complex social interactions.