Sentences with phrase «evolution of the human brain»

We don't know much about the genetic evolution of the human brain.

«Intertwined evolution of human brain and brawn.»

«Small but distinct differences among species mark evolution of human brain.»

The authors discuss the evolution of the human brain, the importance of language, and compare human intelligence to that found in other animals.

In the synthesis of philosophy and science presented by Faith, the evolution of the human brain at a critical juncture, the first homo sapiens, requires an external principle of control, one not determined by material forces, but controlling and directing them.

The evolution of the human brain is one of the most important questions in the story of our origins.

From this, he proposes a new theory for the evolution of the human brain: Homo sapiens developed rounder skulls and grew bigger parietal cortexes — the region of the brain that integrates visual imagery and motor coordination — because of an evolutionary arms race with increasingly wary prey.

Scientists devised the social intelligence hypothesis to explain the evolution of the human brain.

«They help us to understand how the FOXP2 gene might have been important in the evolution of the human brain and direct us towards neural mechanisms that play a role in speech and language acquisition.»

«Because dolphins have also evolved large brains, it gives us an example of the independent evolution of big, complex brains to compare to the evolution of the human brain,» says Stewart.

Although meat eating helped to shape the evolution of human brains, behavior and toolmaking, our early ancestors seem to have been better scavengers than hunters

The find also has implications for understanding the evolution of the human brain.

Some of the genes may be important in understanding the genetics behind disease as well as the evolution of the human brain.

«The significance of this study is that we're going to see more comparative studies of macromolecular concentrations — such as differences in proteins and lipids — which reveal things that can't be read out directly» from the genome, says Todd Preuss, a neuroscientist at Emory University who specializes in the evolution of the human brain and who was not involved in the study.

We think this marked a turning point in the evolution of the human brain, leading to the evolution of a new species of human.»

Research interests: evolution of the human brain, comparative neuroanatomy, chimpanzee cognition

That's a clue that the gene could have played a role in the evolution of the human brain.

Metabolic acceleration and the evolution of human brain size and life history.

Fifty - Second James Arthur Lecture on «The Evolution of the Human Brain,» (American Museum of Natural History 1983).

To enhance the utility of chimpanzees as a reference species for comparative studies to better understand the structure, function, and evolution of the human brain

Chimpanzees are among the closest living relatives of humans, making them a key species to study in order to understand the evolution of the human brain.

A study by the University of Chicago offered new clues about the evolution of the human brain, identifying two genetic variations, both of which evolved within the past 60,000 years, that appear to increase brain size and cognitive ability [source: Wade].

This book delves into the anatomy and evolution of the human brain to explain why we do the things we do even if those actions do not make rational sense and may actually harm us over the long term.

There is a lot of fascinating research going on w / the firing of brain synapses and how technology is affecting the evolution of the human brain.

Intimacy & Desire lays out a new model of sexual desire rooted in the evolution of the human brain and emergence of the «self.»