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Re:Scientists re-evaluating relative brain size and mammalia... by concordDance on Friday April 30, 2021 @03:57AM (#26990839)
If brain volume doesn't mean much then why is it so big it causes death in childbirth in humans?
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Re:Scientists re-evaluating relative brain size and mammalia... by op03 on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:24AM (#26990999)
There are people doing fine with half of it removed - https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/local/20160214_20_years...
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Re:Scientists re-evaluating relative brain size and mammalia... by f6v on Friday April 30, 2021 @05:00AM (#26991223)
There’s a huge difference between “doing fine” in a modern society and in nature where she wouldn’t have survived. The article mentions her case is also rather atypical.
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