Nature and Nurture: Human Brains Evolved to be More Responsive to Environmental, Social and Cultural Influences (IMAGE)

George Washington University

Nature and Nurture: Human Brains Evolved to be More Responsive to Environmental, Social and Cultural Influences

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Aida Gómez-Robles, postdoctoral scientist at the GW Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology and lead author on the paper, studied brain organization and size to try to understand why humans are able to adapt to environments.

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William Atkins/George Washington University

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