Evolving Through Copying

The video explores how the brain evolved to be more advanced than simpler organisms through mutations and module duplications. It discusses how these duplications allow for experimentation without harming existing functions, leading to new cognitive abilities. The video also touches on spatial processing and how metaphors in language often use spatial terms, drawing on ideas from George Lakoff and Mark Johnson.

How does the concept of plasticity relate to the evolution of brain functions?

What metaphorical patterns in language did George Lakoff and Mark Johnson observe?