Modern humans, Neanderthals, and other recent relatives on our human family tree evolved bigger brains much more rapidly than earlier species, a new study of human brain evolution has found.
But is it just a matter of size? Does the way our brains are laid out also affect their costs ... More information: Gabriel Castrillon et al, An energy costly architecture of neuromodulators for human ...
The method allows for comparison with modern humans, providing insights into the evolution of the human brain, which has tripled in size over the past 2 million years, and its unique capabilities, ...