ABSTRACT
SYNOPSIS. Culture is made possible by the existence of mechanisms of learning and communication. Because of it, we can profit from the experience and ideas of others. It is convenient to include in it tools, technologies, and all culturally transmitted behaviors. At least from an evolutionary point of view, they share common mechanisms. It is also becoming increasingly clear that animals share with us potential for cultural adaptation, which is however much more highly developed in humans. as shown for instance, by the extension of human brain areas that are involved in control of hand and phonation organs.
