This article was originally published on July 29, 2022.
Faster isn’t always better, especially when it comes to growing brains — or the pace of human brain development, for that matter.
Compared to Neanderthals, Human Brain Growth is Slow and Steady
The deliberate pace for human brain growth ensures that when cells divide, each daughter cell gets one copy of DNA, a new study finds.
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