Why humans evolved extraordinary intelligence




















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A lot of these are based on factors like living in a harsh environment or hunting in groups," said Piantadosi. The key is live birth. According to the researchers, the runaway selection of intelligence requires both live birth of a single off spring and large brains, distinctive features of higher mammals. Dinosaurs matured in eggs, so there was no linking between intelligence and infant immaturity at birth," said Kidd.

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Piantadosi, Celeste Kidd. Extraordinary intelligence and the care of infants. ScienceDaily, 23 May University of Rochester. Did human-like intelligence evolve to care for helpless babies?. Retrieved November 10, from www. It could be a bat using echolocation to expertly navigate in the dark, or an octopus adapting its behavior to survive in the deep ocean. Some think it arises from a single region or neural network.



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