Sentences with phrase «average brain size»

The average person's height has reduced by five inches and the average brain size has decreased by 11 per cent since the introduction of grains.

However, the average brain size of chimpanzees is only about one - third of our average brain size.

Figures for the average brain size of modern humans tend to vary between sources, but a typical value is 1350 or 1400 cc (cubic centimetres).

Modern men of that stature would be expected to have a larger than average brain size, but the Turkana Boy's estimated adult brain size of 910 cc is smaller than all but a fraction of 1 % of modern humans of all sizes and both sexes.

Another large - brained animal is the elephant, with an average brain size of around 11 pounds.

As well as raising IQ by 1.29, it increases the overall volume of the brain — but only by 0.58 per cent of average brain size, adding around 9 cubic centimetres of tissue.

These fossils, dating from 1.77 million years ago, had brains between 600 and 775 cubic centimeters in volume, whereas H. erectus is generally thought to have had an average brain size of around 900 cubic centimeters.

Not exact matches

The brain grows on average three times as large by the end of the first year (and head size growth in the first year is a sign of intelligence, e.g., Gale et al., 2006).

They are born with brains about half the size they'll eventually grow to, on average with 50 % of their adult brain whereas human baby's brains are only about 25 % as big as human adults» brains.

Even if brain size accounts for just 10 to 20 percent of an IQ test score, it is possible to conjecture what kind of average scores would be made by a group of people with 30 percent larger brains.

But one region consistently becomes quieter than average: a grape - size cluster of neurons almost dead center in the brain known as the thalamus.

Boskop's brain size is about 30 percent larger than our own — that is, a 1,750 - cc brain to our average of 1,350 cc.

We can readily calculate that a population with a mean brain size of 1,750 cc would be expected to have an average IQ of 149.

As well, the brain of El Sidrón J1 was roughly 87.5 % of the size of an average adult Neandertal brain upon death, whereas modern humans tend to have on average 95 % of adult brain weight by that same age.

Men's brains are bigger than women's — about 100 grams heavier on average — even when their larger proportional size is factored into the equation.

A composite is created by averaging the shape and size of all the healthy elderly brains in the ADNI database.

When autistic children are born, Courchesne's research suggests, they have an abundance of neurons jammed into an average - size brain.

That's because compared with other primates, humans give birth to babies with larger bodies and brains — on average, human babies are 6.1 % of their mother's body size compared with chimp babies (3.3 %) and gorilla babies (2.7 %).

On average, the size of primates» brains is nearly double what is expected for mammals of the same body size.

However, in the past 15,000 years, the average size of the human brain relative to our body has shrunk by 3 or 4 per cent.

Dolphins are considered some of the smartest animals on Earth, with the ratio of their brain size relative to their average body size being second only to humans.

But despite some modern traits, it has a number of australopithecine features, and a brain size of only about 750 cc (compared to the modern human average of at least 1350 cc).

The fact that these average values are separate tells us nothing about how widely brain sizes were spread about the mean.

The comparison showed that his brain was roughly 87.5 percent of the size of an average adult Neanderthal brain.

H. erectus was smaller than the average human today, with an appropriately smaller head (and brain size).

Chimpanzees have a brain size between 300 and 500 cc, with an average of 400 cc.

When AIG wrote that, they were following the approach of Lubenow, who claims that the range of brain sizes in modern humans goes down to about 700 cm3 (compared to about 1350 cm3 for the average modern human).

This number has been dubbed «Dunbar's Number» after the scientist Robin Dunbar, who found an association between primate brain size and average social group size (and don't forget, you're a primate).

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blood pressure measurement BUN - blood urea nitrogen (kidney and liver function) Bx biopsy C & S aerobic / anaerobic bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity test (infection, drug selection) Ca +2 calcium ion — unbound calcium (parathyroid gland function) CBC - complete blood count (all circulating cells) Chol cholesterol (liver, thyroid disorders) CK, CPK creatine [phospho] kinase (muscle disease, heart disease) Cl - chloride ion — unbound chloride (hydration, blood pH) CO2 - carbon dioxide (blood pH) Contrast Radiograph x-ray image using injected radiopaque contrast media Cortisol hormone produced by the adrenal glands (adrenal gland function) Coomb's anti- red blood cell antibody test (immune - mediated hemolytic anemia) Crea creatinine (kidney function) CRT - capillary refill time (blood pressure, tissue perfusion) DTM - dermatophyte test medium (ringworm — dermatophytosis) EEG - electroencephalogram (brain function, epilepsy) Ehrlichia Ehrlichia spp. (tick - borne rickettsial disease) EKG, ECG - 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like immunoreactivity (exocrine pancreatic insufficiency) TP total protein (hydration, liver disorders) TPR temperature / pulse / respirations (physical exam vital signs) Trig triglycerides (fat metabolism, liver disorders) TSH thyroid stimulating hormone (thyroid gland function) UA urinalysis (kidney function, urinary tract infection, diabetes) Urine Cortisol - Crea Ratio urine cortisol - creatine ratio (screening test for adrenal gland disease) Urine Protein - Crea Ratio urine protein - creatinine ratio (kidney disorders) VWF VonWillebrands factor (bleeding disorder) WBC white blood cell count (infection, inflammation, bone marrow suppression)

Obviously a game of this size, a mere 12 hours on average, would never have any need for such a thing, but I have found that my brain has been trained out of using puzzle - solving abilities in most games.

According to the Florida Department of Transportation, the pedestrian injury rate in this state is roughly double the national average, making it the highest rate in the U.S. Due to the size and speed of motor vehicles, the injuries that result from a pedestrian accident may be devastating, including spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, broken bones, and even fatalities.