News Headline

Chimpanzee 'mini-brains' hint at secrets of human evolution

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-02-08

At some point during human evolution, a handful of genetic changes triggered a dramatic threefold expansion of the brain's neocortex, the wrinkly outermost layer of brain tissue responsible for everything from language to self-awareness to abstract thought.

Content
https://phys.org/news/2019-02-chimpanzee-mini-brains-hint-secrets-human.html