Evolution of the Brain

Introduction

When we were in our mother's womb, each of our 100 000 000 000 brain cells knew how to wire up and what to become. This amazing procedure continues into our late teens, sculpting the person we are. Nevertheless, the really fundamental factor is not only how this astounding process happens, but why it happens.

What is evolution?

Darwin's theory of evolution suggests that animals well suited to their environment stay alive plus pass on their genes. Animals that aren't well suited perish before they have offspring. Their mixture of genes dies with them.

Over the course of millions of ...