Cognition is a naturally selected response by genetic programmes to the evolutionary pressure of guiding behaviours to goals. This text addresses the topic of the evolutionary rationale of cognition and the way this rationale has shaped the major types of cognition.

Cognition is a naturally selected response by genetic programmes to the evolutionary pressure of guiding behaviours to goals. This text addresses the topic of the evolutionary rationale of cognition and the way this rationale has shaped the major types of cognition.