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same left-to-right order, it does offer a possible answer: asymmetric brains. All three have brains
that process information differently in the left and right. "It could be an inherent property of these
lateralized brain systems," he says, Giurfa.
If a general system for arranging numbers were really widespread, it would reveal surprisingly
how similar animal spirits are to our own. While some cognitive abilities seem unique to
humans, Giurfa believes that ignoring animal abilities is dangerous. “We are different from
animals in some ways, but in others we are very similar. Denying this similarity does not help us
understand what we are. ”