What makes the human brain different?

Annual Review of Anthropology

Volumn 26, Issue , 1997, Pages 337-357

  Deacon, Terrence W ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Brain evolution; Brain size; Development; Encephalization; Homeotic genes; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006391954     PISSN: 00846570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.anthro.26.1.337     Document Type: Article

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