Cerebral development in chimpanzees: Human intelligence secrets revealed by chimp brain
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
Despite sharing 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), humans (Homo sapiens) have much bigger brains and are as, a species, much more intelligent. A research team led by Reseacher Tomoko Sakai, Primate Research Institute, Emeritus professor Akichika Mikami (Now, professor of Chubu Gakuin University), Associate professor Mie Matsui, University of Toyama, Associate professor Ludise Malkova (Georgetown University), and ProfessorTetsuro Matsuzawa, Primate Research Institute explain why humans have a so much bigger brain than our nearest living relatives do, and provide clues about unique features of human intelligence.