Baby brain growth mirrors changes from apes to humans
Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - 01:14
in Biology & Nature
A study undertaken to help scientists concerned with abnormal brain development in premature babies has serendipitously revealed evolution's imprint on the human brain. Scientists found that the human brain regions that grow the most during infancy and childhood are nearly identical to the brain regions with the most changes when human brains are compared to those of apes and monkeys.