Abstract:Little is known about how occipital lobe asymmetry, width, and height interact to contribute to the operculation of the posterior parietal lobe, despite the utility of knowing this for understanding the relative reduction in the size of the occipital lobe and the increase in the size of the posterior parietal lobe during human brain evolution. Here, we use linear measurements taken on 3D virtual brain surfaces obtained from 83 chimpanzees to study these traits as they apply to operculation of the posterior occ… Show more
“…Hurst et al [2] addressed bilateral variation in dimensions of the occipital lobes in chimpanzees. This anatomical area has been the subject of much discussion about the supposed characteristics of different species during human evolution.…”
Our knowledge of human evolution has made particular progress over the last twenty years, thanks to the discovery of new fossils and the use of new methods and multidisciplinary approaches [...]
“…Hurst et al [2] addressed bilateral variation in dimensions of the occipital lobes in chimpanzees. This anatomical area has been the subject of much discussion about the supposed characteristics of different species during human evolution.…”
Our knowledge of human evolution has made particular progress over the last twenty years, thanks to the discovery of new fossils and the use of new methods and multidisciplinary approaches [...]
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