Our big brains, our language ability, and our intelligence make us uniquely human. But barely 10,000 years ago (a mere blip in evolutionary time) human-like creatures called "Boskops" flourished in South Africa. They possessed extraordinary features: forebrains roughly 50% larger than ours, and esti
Big Brain. Origins and Future of Human Intelligence
✍ Scribed by Gary Lynch, Richard Granger
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 268
- Edition
- First Edition
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Subjects
Медицинские дисциплины;Физиология человека;Нейрофизиология человека;
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