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The human brain is described as containing specialized neural mechanisms that evolved to solve recurring evolutionary problems [1], [2]. Furthermore, these complex neural mechanisms are responsible for performing the unconscious mental tasks that constitute the majority of the human brain's activity [3].
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Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimDifferent neural mechanisms in the human brain are specialized for solving specific problems encountered in humanity's evolutionary past.
claimThe human brain has evolved specialized neural mechanisms designed to solve problems that recurred over deep evolutionary time, resulting in what is described as 'stone-age minds' in modern humans.
claimMost contents and processes of the human brain are unconscious, and many mental tasks that appear simple are actually complex problems solved unconsciously by complicated neural mechanisms.