Increases in Brain Size Occurred within Human Lineages Comprising Single Species, New Study Reveals

New research by scientists from the University of Reading and the University of Durham shows that encephalization (i.e., relative brain size increase) across 7 million years of hominin evolution arose from increases within individual species. The post Increases in Brain Size Occurred within Human Lineages Comprising Single Species, New Study Reveals appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Nov 29, 2024 - 16:45
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Increases in Brain Size Occurred within Human Lineages Comprising Single Species, New Study Reveals
A Homo heidelbergensis, a Neanderthal and a Cro-Magnon. Image credit: SINC / José Antonio Peñas.

New research by scientists from the University of Reading and the University of Durham shows that encephalization (i.e., relative brain size increase) across 7 million years of hominin evolution arose from increases within individual species.

The post Increases in Brain Size Occurred within Human Lineages Comprising Single Species, New Study Reveals appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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