Our understanding of human tool use comes mainly from neuropsychology, particularly from
patients with apraxia or action disorganization syndrome. However, there is no integrative …

Cumulative technological culture (CTC) refers to the increase in the efficiency and
complexity of tools and techniques in human populations over generations. A fascinating …

Tool use is a defining feature of human species. Therefore, a fundamental issue is to
understand the cognitive bases of human tool use. Given that people cannot use tools …

People are ambivalently enthusiastic and anxious about how far technology can go.
Therefore, understanding the neurocognitive bases of the human technical mind should be …

The conception and creation of tools, their design, refinements and uses are traditionally
viewed as being direct elaborations of inherent human capabilities. Here, we offer an …

Humans might have a “tool-related bias” consisting of using tools, even when they do not
provide benefits compared with natural abilities. Here, we report evidence for this tool …

Embodiment is revolutionizing the way we consider cognition by incorporating the influence
of our body and of the current context within cognitive processing. A growing number of …

Human societies greatly depend on tools, which spare us considerable time and effort.
Humans might have evolved a bias to employ tools, using them even when they are …

A broader conception of the user's perceptual, cognitive, and motor capabilities considers
tools as body extensions. By identifying specific tool-related motor-grounded mechanisms …

The commentaries have both revealed the implications of and challenged our approach. In
this response, we reply to these concerns, discuss why the technical-reasoning hypothesis …