The Evolution of Human Capabilities and Abilities

As our author writes, “what distinguishes humans from other species is not how small or large, dense or scarce our cortical neurons are, but simply how many of them we have to do the job of navigating through life.” This article is the first of two that will address the development of the human brai...

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Autor principal: Herculano-Houzel, Suzana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Dana Foundation 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6353107/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30746022
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