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“A surprising fact about humans today is that our brains are smaller compared to the brains of our Pleistocene ancestors,” said Dr. Jeremy DeSilva, a researcher in the Department of Anthropology at Dartmouth College.
“Why our brains have reduced in size has been a big mystery for anthropologists.”
To disentangle this mystery, Dr. DeSilva and colleagues set out to study the historical patterns of human brain evolution, comparing their findings with what is known in ant societies to offer broad insights.
Human Brains Decreased in Size 3,000 Years Ago, New Study Says | Sci-News.com
“Why our brains have reduced in size has been a big mystery for anthropologists.”
To disentangle this mystery, Dr. DeSilva and colleagues set out to study the historical patterns of human brain evolution, comparing their findings with what is known in ant societies to offer broad insights.
Human Brains Decreased in Size 3,000 Years Ago, New Study Says | Sci-News.com