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The similarities and differences between nervous systems of various species result from developmental constraints and specific adaptations1–4. Comparative analyses of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), a cerebral cortex region involved in higher-order cogniti
Hominin, any member of the zoological ‘tribe’ Hominini (family Hominidae, order Primates), of which only one species exists today—Homo sapiens. The term is used most often to refer to extinct members of the human lineage, including Homo neanderthalens
derive from Hadar, a site in Ethiopia’s Afar Triangle.Au. afarensisfossils have also been found in Chad, Kenya, and Tanzania. The main fossil sample of this species also comes from Hadar, and the specimens found there include a 40-percent-complete skeleton of an adult female (“Lucy”) ...
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