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The growing brain affects human health
People born in the 1970s had a 6.6% increase in brain volume compared to the 1930s generation, which research shows helps reduce the risk of dementia in old age.
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Articles about Brain Size
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Women's brains are smaller but more
A US study found that women's brains are smaller than men 's brain but work more efficiently, according to the Daily Mail. Scientists at the University of California (US…
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Human brain is getting smaller
US scientists have recently demonstrated that the human brain is still evolving and getting smaller and smaller.
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Big brains are not necessarily synonymous with intelligence
Many people often think that 'big brain is smart', but the latest study by scientists from Queen Mary Academy, University of London (UK) has rejected that idea.
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Brain size is more important than gender
The results of the three-year study, scientists at the University of California, Riverside and University of Florida, Gainesville, are contrary to the prevailing view th…
Oceanography
The length of the intestine determines intelligence?
Experimental, it is confirmed between intellectual development, brain size and length of the intestine having mutual relationships.
Archeology
The brain size of a dwarf hobbit can be explained by the hippo island's life
The ancient Madagascan hippopotamus has helped to find out why the hobbits are so small, according to a report from scientists at the Natural History Museum in the Natur…
Animal world
Scientists suspect the link between herd and intelligent intelligence in predators
When observing colonial predators such as hounds, baboons and antelopes, people will be amazed at their intelligence.
Videos
Video: Human brain size compared to other animals
Elephants have four times the brain of the human brain but less cortical cells, where their cognitive function is concentrated.
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Explaining the phenomenon of human brain developing large size
The growing human brain is mainly reacting to stresses in the living environment, forcing people to think of creative solutions to get food and shelter.
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Do you believe men's brains are really bigger than women?
It is the truth that has been scientifically proven. However, the bigger brain does not decide anything.
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The discovery explains why people are more susceptible to neurological diseases than other species
Large brain-sized animals, such as humans, will be more susceptible to mental illnesses because nerve signals travel longer distances than those with small brains.
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Brain size have decided to intelligence?
Evolution is largely not controlled by the brain. The most common criterion for assessing animal intelligence, the relationship between brain size and body size, may not…
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Big heads often have many friends
Telegraph reported that scientists at Oxford University in England investigated the relationship between brain size and the number of friends of 40 university graduates…
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Breast milk increases brain size
British scientists found that the longer the breast-feeding period became, the greater the young brain.