Professor Emeritus of Physiology, University of Adelaide
I am a comparative physiologist focussing on evolution of cardiovascular and respiratory systems in animals. I also study metabolic rates and body temperature regulation in animals and plants.
How smart were our ancestors? Turns out the answer isn't in brain size, but blood flow
Jan 27, 2020 03:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
How did human intelligence evolve? Anthropologists have studied this question for decades by looking at tools found in archaeological digs, evidence of the use of fire and so on, and changes in brain size measured from...
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