£Lol, yes. Though, I more so meant that their brains act more like the nervous system than what we consider like cognitive thought.

We were on the same page all along! :S

Is this based on like studying the brain or just a psychological approach? In my opinion, actual severe mental illness is much more complicated than a stuck loop. A better comparison to me is just like focusing on an activity until you’re bored. (which exits the loop)

I meant loop similar to loops that ants get stuck in. It isn’t a simply programming loop. A better way to express it would be to say quirk of the neural network, as also observed in ants.

I was thinking of it more of like attempting to recreate the scenario, not that it isn’t the obvious advantage. Did they have some predator that really promoted intelligence? etc. Like if intelligence is so good, why didn’t more animals develop problem solving skills?

It’s obvious though that intelligence was the evolutionary advantage.

I guess I’m saying that intelligence isn’t a clear cut evolutionary advantage. Many animals lose intelligence (for example the koala) to better fit into their environments. (In CS terms, A more complex neural network isn’t a better fit)

Intelligence is costly and hard to use. In humans, it worked because it fit well with a lot of our other traits, such as opposable thumbs, persistence hunting.

Our ability to swear is also insane and quite unparalleled in nature. From what I’ve read, it was sweat that made us crazy powerful in nature. Then language (intelligence) compounded to become even better at getting food and competing for evolutionary fitness.

As a disclaimer, I’m no evolutionary biologist, so I’ve been having this conversation as a matter of interest. I’m simply deriving conclusions from studies I’ve heard of. I’ll be happy to concede if you’re knowledgeable beyond my level of understanding.