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How has the human brain evolved over the years?

29/07/2013 · by · in neurology, neuropsychiatry, psychiatry · Leave a comment

How has the human brain evolved over the years? —Emma Schachner, Salt Lake City John Hawks, a professor of anthropologyat the University of Wisconsin–Madison, answers: Humans are known for sporting big brains. On average, the size of primates’ brains is nearly double what is expected for mammals of the same body size. Across nearly seven million years, the […]