Re:Bigger brains are not always better
by hectorperez on Wednesday March 29, 2017 @11:10AM
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I didn't say that we are smarter.
However, a smaller brain might have been better at that time. For example, a bigger brain requires more energy.
On the other hand, death in childbirth was a major hazard for females. Although I think Neanderthals' brain size at childbirth was similar to that of modern-day babies - but later it grew faster.
However, a smaller brain might have been better at that time. For example, a bigger brain requires more energy.
On the other hand, death in childbirth was a major hazard for females. Although I think Neanderthals' brain size at childbirth was similar to that of modern-day babies - but later it grew faster.