Earth’s orbit and human evolution
A while ago I wrote “the children of climate change,” a post discussing research about how climate variability may have caused the evolution of Homo sapiens’ large brain. The crux […]
Tag Archives: Brain
Wernicke’s and Broca’s area in chimps – Supplementary Sunday
This weeks top rated post is “humans have giant chimp brains” with a grand total of 3 up-votes, making it the 3rd most popular post of all time. As such […]
Humans have giant chimp brains
Humans specialise in being smart. It wasn’t our sharp teeth that allowed us to rise to dominance chain but our brains. It provides us with the intelligence needed to build […]
Mutation helped human brain evolve
There is a correlation between the brain size of an individual and their body size: a larger animal needs a larger a brain to take care of their basic bodily […]
Neanderthals had differently shaped brains
By all accounts Homo neanderthalensis should’ve driven Homo sapiens extinct. They had larger brains, stronger muscles and thicker bones. Yet we are the only species of Homo alive in the […]
