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“A structural equation model indicates that increasing enrollment in baccalaureate-level programs, exposure to college-level science courses, a declining level of religious fundamentalism, and a rising level of civic scientific literacy are responsible for the increased level of public acceptance.”
“Seen in the light of evolution, biology is, perhaps, intellectually the most satisfying and inspiring science. Without that light, it becomes a pile of sundry facts some of them interesting or curious, but making no meaningful picture as a whole.”
Structural measure | Non-human comparison | Human |
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Cortical gray matter %/tot brain vol | insectivores 25% | 50% |
Cortical gray + white | mice 40% | 80% |
Cerebellar mass | primates, mammals 10-15% | 10-15% |
- Cerebral cortex larger in humans
Species | # cortical neurons | cortical mass (g) |
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Human | 16 B | 1233 |
Chimpanzee | 6 B | 286 |
Elephant | 5.6 B | 2800 |
Baboon | 2.9 B | 120.2 |
Species | # cortical neurons | cortical mass (g) |
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Giraffe | 1.7 B | 398.8 |
Rhesus | 1.7 B | 69.8 |
Pig | 303 M | 42.2 |
Rabbit | 71 M | 4.4 |
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