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The brain evolved as a specialized organ dedicated to processing information. Information is stored as memory, which may be a result of learning, or may be intrinsic, derived from genes. The evolution of the brain facilitated learning, survival, reproduction, and further enlargement of the brain. Learning through trial and error created information that facilitated individual and species survival, but the information contained in the memories died with the organism until the brain developed imitation as a learning tool [1].
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Leigh, H. (2013). Genes, Memes, Culture, and Psychosomatic Medicine: An Integrative Model. In: Koh, K. (eds) Somatization and Psychosomatic Symptoms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7119-6_3
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