Drayna says the GNPTAB gene is present in all higher-order animals and contributes to humans' unique ability to communicate.

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When all goes well, the body is also capable of engaging in higher order personal P-functioning.

当一切都正常时,肉体就能拥有高级的人格功能性。

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So now it's not just that the on-off switch is stuck in off, the brain's no longer capable of engaging in these higher order P-functions.

所以现在看来就不是开关被卡住，大脑已经不再有能力,实行这些高级的人格功能。

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