VIDEO: Big Brain Perks & Costs Dr. Armin Raznahan, NIMH Developmental Neurogenomics Unit
A new study has discovered that the bigger the brain, the more its additional area is accounted for by growth in thinking areas of the cortex or outer mantle, at the expense of relatively slower growth in lower order emotional, sensory, and motor areas.
This mirrors the pattern of brain changes seen in evolution and individual development, with higher-order areas showing greatest expansion, say...
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source https://psychcentral.com/news/2018/06/02/bigger-brains-expand-thinking-regions-but-at-a-cost/135853.html
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