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- As our cultural and linguistic complexity, dietary needs and technological prowess took a significant leap forward at this stage, our brains grew to accommodate the changes. The shape changes we see accentuate the regions related to depth of planning, communication, problem solving and other more advanced cognitive functions.
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By understanding how the human brain evolved, researchers hope to identify the biological basis of the behaviours that set humans apart from other animals – and were crucial for our survival and evolution.
Mar 27, 2014 · It suggests that the connectional elaboration of the prefrontal cortex, which mediates such important behavioral domains as planning, aspects of language, attention and social and temporal information processing, has played a key role in human brain evolution.
- Michel A. Hofman
- 10.3389/fnana.2014.00015
- 2014
- Front Neuroanat. 2014; 8: 15.
The evolution of the brain refers to the progressive development and complexity of neural structures over millions of years, resulting in the diverse range of brain sizes and functions observed across different species today, particularly in vertebrates.
What are the possible evolutionary changes in brain structure that allowed these faculties? Here, we offer a brief overview of the evolution of the human brain and the likely neuroanatomical changes associated with our species’ distinctive cognitive abilities.
- Andrey Verendeev, Chet C Sherwood
- 10.1016/j.cobeha.2017.02.003
- 2017
- 2017/08
Jun 19, 2024 · The evolution of the modern human brain was accompanied by distinct molecular and cellular specializations, which underpin our diverse cognitive abilities but also increase our susceptibility...
Oct 30, 2013 · We focused specifically on three aspects of human brain anatomy – asymmetries, development, and age-related changes – as those provide a fertile ground for combining different perspectives in creating testable scenarios about human brain evolution.
Jul 31, 2020 · Since early hominids emerged 5 million years ago, humans have evolved sizable brains to support higher cognitive functions. In particular, the human cerebral cortex is greatly expanded, allowing accommodation of the evolutionary increases in the number of cortical areas, the functional modules that subserve perception, attention, motor control ...
