BIOL 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Stone Tool, Upper Paleolithic, Neocortex

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Homo sapiens based on brain size, skull shape, and other distinct anatomical features; appearance of big game hunting. Correlation btwn size of the social group and relative size of neocortex. Brain"s ability to manipulate info about constantly changing environment. Major early effects of natural selection on humans under changing climate: Several: efficient locomotion (running, esp compared to knuckle running apes), to flee from predators and enemies and to chase prey. Difficulty in child birth (mechanical modifications of femal pelvis needed to improve uprigt balanceand support body weight restictinght the pelvis and reducing size of birth canal) to restrict brain size. Several: facing novel/changing environment conditions creates by climate change (and eventually for skill in balancing the advantages of morality to earn favour within the. Group living; social intelligence social group and promote group success with deception to promote personal success)

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