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They do, and from it they learn many other things even before language, including some non-verbal expectation of what is likely to happen next, and that they ha
by mannykannot 2y ago
They do, and from it they learn many other things even before language, including some non-verbal expectation of what is likely to happen next, and that they have some ability to participate in the external world. Until recently, we have not seen anything that has gained some competence in language without having these precursors.
- cma 2y ago> including some non-verbal expectation of what is likely to happen next Some of that isn't learned at all (other than through evolution). A newborn will flinch back from a growing circle on a screen.
- mannykannot 2y agoIndeed - a half-billion years of training since the first neurons appeared - but here I'm thinking more of the sort of understanding which leads, for example, to reactions of surprise to incongruous outcomes. https://news.mit.edu/2011/infant-cognition-0527 https://news.mit.edu/2011/infant-cognition-0527