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What is so informative about information?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2007

Carlos M. Hamame ,
Diego Cosmelli  and
Francisco Aboitiz
Carlos M. Hamame
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Médicas and Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile. chamame@med.uchile.clcosmelli@med.puc.clfaboitiz@med.puc.clhttp://www.neuro.cl
Diego Cosmelli
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Médicas and Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile. chamame@med.uchile.clcosmelli@med.puc.clfaboitiz@med.puc.clhttp://www.neuro.cl
Francisco Aboitiz
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigaciones Médicas and Departamento de Psiquiatría, Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8330024, Chile. chamame@med.uchile.clcosmelli@med.puc.clfaboitiz@med.puc.clhttp://www.neuro.cl
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Abstract

Understanding evolution beyond a gene-centered vision is a fertile ground for new questions and approaches. However, in this systemic perspective, we take issue with the necessity of the concept of information. Through the example of brain and language evolution, we propose the autonomous systems theory as a more biologically relevant framework for the evolutionary perspective offered by Jablonka & Lamb (J&L).

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , August 2007 , pp. 371 - 372
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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