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What is the evolutionary benefit of our large brains, when birds can achieve such high intelligence in such a small volume? I mean, having a smaller head would
by tzahola 8y ago
What is the evolutionary benefit of our large brains, when birds can achieve such high intelligence in such a small volume? I mean, having a smaller head would definitely be a tangible benefit for survival (e.g. easier birth, less prone to injury, needs less energy)
, yet humans had evolved in the exact opposite direction... What is the avian brain’s secret sauce?
- Freaky 8y agohttp://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=6116 http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=6116 Maybe we just need the right sort of developmental pressure.
- wetpaws 8y agoYou can write on hackernews, avians can't. I guess the answer is pretty straightforward.
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- picsao 8y agoWhat happens though if you give a avian or a tribe of sign language fluent apes.. a way to write things down permanently..
- mattlondon 8y agoI seem to recall reading somewhere that most of our brain is just interior "wiring" and the actual thinking goes on in the outer few millimetres - i.e. most of the brain is just interconnections. If that is correct then I would expect that the amount of "wiring" (and so overall volume) would need to increase exponentially as the brain power increased. ...plus there is all that crap about us only using 2% of our brains etc.
- Shikadi 8y agoThe 2% thing and varriants are myths