Human Brain Size and its Evolution explained by Wieland Huttner

2017 · 14 min · Free · No sign-up

https://lt.org/ * During the evolution of primates their brain size, and specifically the size of their cerebral cortex where the higher cognitive functions are located, expanded. Stem cells in the human brain go through a higher number of cell divisions and thus produce a higher number of neurons then do stem cells in the brains of apes. The research presented in this video investigates which evo

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