The modern human brain is the largest and most complex of any living primate. As you will learn in this activity, it is also larger than the brains of our ancient human ancestors. What does brain size have to do with our biology?
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The Brainy Branch
Our species, Homo sapiens, are incredibly unique among the species on Earth today.
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