I'm leaving Charlottesville in 7 hours and I'm free enough to squeeze some time to write a post while charging my ipod touch. Looking forward to another semester of craziness.
So I came across a really interesting article the other day on npr.com about how human brains are shrinking as a form of evolutionary change. But no worries scholars! It is speculated to be a good kind of shrinking. No you are NOT getting less intelligent, it is thought to be an evolutionary selection against aggression. Here's the link to the article but I must say I am not even close to being convinced.
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/02/132591244/our-brains-are-shrinking-are-we-getting-dumber
I wonder...how much smaller can our brains get? And does it mean our brain cells are just smaller in size and arranged closer to each other thereby occupying a smaller area and volume? If so, wouldn't that increase the speed at which information or synapses are being transported in the brain. AND wouldn't that mean we are processing information faster, feeling faster, responding faster?? I don't know. Just some food for thought. =)
Enjoy!
So I came across a really interesting article the other day on npr.com about how human brains are shrinking as a form of evolutionary change. But no worries scholars! It is speculated to be a good kind of shrinking. No you are NOT getting less intelligent, it is thought to be an evolutionary selection against aggression. Here's the link to the article but I must say I am not even close to being convinced.
http://www.npr.org/2011/01/02/132591244/our-brains-are-shrinking-are-we-getting-dumber
I wonder...how much smaller can our brains get? And does it mean our brain cells are just smaller in size and arranged closer to each other thereby occupying a smaller area and volume? If so, wouldn't that increase the speed at which information or synapses are being transported in the brain. AND wouldn't that mean we are processing information faster, feeling faster, responding faster?? I don't know. Just some food for thought. =)
Enjoy!
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