Scientist postulates 4 aspects of 'humaniqueness' differentiating human and animal cognition

For those who just skim /newcomments, the four components from the article are:

- the ability to combine and recombine different types of information and knowledge in order to gain new understanding

- to apply the same “rule” or solution to one problem to a different and new situation

- to create and easily understand symbolic representations of computation and sensory input

- to detach modes of thought from raw sensory and perceptual input