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Metabolism Controls the Timing of Human Brain Development and Maturation
Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, Volume 49, Issue 3, May 2026.ABSTRACT Among primates the human brain is the largest in size, exhibiting a higher neuronal density and connectivity. The prolonged expansion and subsequent connectome reorganization of the human brain have been suggested to promote higher cognitive and behavioral abilities.
Valentina Rava +3 more
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Living on the edge: Was demographic weakness the cause of Neanderthal demise?
PLoS ONE, 2019 The causes of disappearance of the Neanderthals, the only human population living in Europe before the arrival of Homo sapiens, have been debated for decades by the scientific community.
Anna Degioanni +3 more
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Origins and Evolution of Imagination, From Australopithecus to Modern‐Day Deep Learning
WIREs Cognitive Science, Volume 17, Issue 3, May/June 2026.From Australopithecus to deep learning, this update traces how imaginative generativity, vivid mental imagery, and recombines memory into novel scenarios that evolved as a survival engine shaping consciousness, culture, and even today's AI. ABSTRACT Where does imagination come from?
Kiranpreet K. Sidhu +2 more
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The Cradle of Humanity: A Psychological and Phenomenological Perspective [PDF]
, 2017 We present an account of the evolutionary development of the experiences of empathy that marked the beginning of morality and art. We argue that aesthetic and moral capacities provided an important foundation for later epistemic developments.
Horne, Spencer, Montemayor, Carlos
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Molar macrowear reveals Neanderthal eco-geographic dietary variation.
PLoS ONE, 2011 Neanderthal diets are reported to be based mainly on the consumption of large and medium sized herbivores, while the exploitation of other food types including plants has also been demonstrated.
Luca Fiorenza +5 more
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The Neanderthal Enigma: A New Theoretical Approach [PDF]
The limited material evidence relating to Neanderthal culture has enabled scholars to give free rein to their imaginations in reconstructing the mind and society of this extinct branch of Homo. Despite their remarkable success, the Neanderthals are often
Graeme Donald Snooks
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The Evolution of Diversity [PDF]
, 2017 Since the beginning of time, the pre-biological and the biological world have seen a steady increase in complexity of form and function based on a process of combination and re-combination.
Beckley, Colin, Bonillas, Ute
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A Spark of Inspiration: Experimentally Testing Manganese Dioxide as a Fire Lighting Aide
EXARC Journal, 2021 Evidence for the production, use, and control of fire by Neanderthals in Europe ranges from the scale of ecosystems to microscopic alterations of artefacts.
Andy Langley, Andy Needham
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Coevolutionary Investments in Human Speech and Trade [PDF]
We propose a novel explanation for the emergence of language in modern humans, and the lack thereof in other hominids. A coevolutionary process, where trade facilitates speech and speech facilitates trade, driven by expectations and potentially ...
Bulte, Erwin H. +2 more
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Modern humans did not admix with Neanderthals during their range expansion into Europe.
PLoS Biology, 2004 The process by which the Neanderthals were replaced by modern humans between 42,000 and 30,000 before present is still intriguing. Although no Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) lineage is found to date among several thousands of Europeans and in ...
Mathias Currat, Laurent Excoffier
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