Changes in the size and organisation of the brain in man and his ancestors.
Changes in brain size are described during the evolution of man's ancestors and during man's development. It is shown that differences in size are accompanied by changes in the proportions of the brain, and that selection pressures have been greater for some parts than others.
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1975
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| description | Changes in brain size are described during the evolution of man's ancestors and during man's development. It is shown that differences in size are accompanied by changes in the proportions of the brain, and that selection pressures have been greater for some parts than others. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:7c036ac3-196d-44a1-90a6-9e6b9a2d05f42022-03-26T20:54:15ZChanges in the size and organisation of the brain in man and his ancestors.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:7c036ac3-196d-44a1-90a6-9e6b9a2d05f4EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1975Passingham, RChanges in brain size are described during the evolution of man's ancestors and during man's development. It is shown that differences in size are accompanied by changes in the proportions of the brain, and that selection pressures have been greater for some parts than others. |
| spellingShingle | Passingham, R Changes in the size and organisation of the brain in man and his ancestors. |
| title | Changes in the size and organisation of the brain in man and his ancestors. |
| title_full | Changes in the size and organisation of the brain in man and his ancestors. |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in the size and organisation of the brain in man and his ancestors. |
| title_short | Changes in the size and organisation of the brain in man and his ancestors. |
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