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New brain pathways identified as being unique to humans
Humans have unique brain connections affecting emotions, social intelligence, and language, unlike chimpanzees or macaques.
Humans aren't the only animals with complex culture, but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique
Of the 8.7 million species on Earth, why are human beings the only one that paints self-portraits, walks on the moon and ...
What makes humans intelligent? These unique neurons might hold the key
Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...
What makes the human brain unique? We compared it with monkeys and apes to find out
Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...
Scientists Just Found the Secret Difference Between Human and Primate Brains
Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...
When did human language emerge?
Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago.