Novel tool use does not depend on mechanical reasoning: evidence from apraxia
Yue Du, Simon Thibault, John Yates, Laurel J. Buxbaum, John W. Krakauer, Aaron Wong
This study investigates whether mechanical reasoning is necessary for novel tool use in apraxia and finds it is not, suggesting tool use is more intuitive.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience