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b_b  ·  4317 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Our Brains Are Big

So here's a question: If a more variable environment causes a bigger brain, are there other example species to corroborate this? I.e., was Homo the only genus to develop a significantly larger brain during this period of intense environmental variability? If so, then I'm skeptical.

Also, didn't the bulk (or all) of our encephalization take place before we migrated out of Africa? I'm not sure I buy the causality on first read.





theadvancedapes  ·  4317 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hey b_b if copy/paste this into the comment section of the article itself Adam will be able to respond. He uses Disquis.

b_b  ·  4317 days ago  ·  link  ·  

We'll have to convert him to Hubski.