Human brains outpace chimp brains in womb

Monday, September 24, 2012 - 16:30 in Biology & Nature

Humans' superior brain size in comparison to their chimpanzee cousins traces all the way back to the womb. That's according to a study that is the first to track and compare brain growth in chimpanzee and human fetuses.

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