Darwinian views of brain imply selection oriented toward efficacy

Evidence

According to the ”logic” of these ”Darwinian” positions, only those neuronal configurations capable of survival, thus those capable of being the ”best,” the highest ”performing,” would be converted into images. Only the most ”useful” synaptic connections would be modulated or reinforced. There would be at the very heart of the self a selection oriented toward efficacy. — Catherine Malabou, What Should We Do with Our Brain?, 216

Categorization

• XREF: Previews the reader’s concern about workplaces: ‘selection oriented toward efficacy’ naturalizes performance-based sorting of selves, the script management memos inherit. — connects to: Demonstrating learning does not disprove genetic natural selection. — Joseph Henrich, The Secret of Our Success: How Culture…, 1131; Selection favors learning mechanisms acquiring the locally favored behavior. — Joe Henrich and Robert Boyd, The Evolution of Conformist…, 33