[Catalist] Is the Human Brain still evolving?

[Michael McGarry]

Is the Human Brain still evolving?

Greetings CATALIST/ASTARIX 2.0 Subscribers,

David Attenborough has said that humans have stopped evolving.

URL 1: https://theconversation.com/sorry-attenborough-humans-still-evolve-by-natural-selection-18124 <https://theconversation.com/sorry-attenborough-humans-still-evolve-by-natural-selection-18124>
David Attenborough believes humans evolved from aquatic apes.

URL 2: https://theconversation.com/sorry-david-attenborough-we-didnt-evolve-from-aquatic-apes-heres-why-65570 <https://theconversation.com/sorry-david-attenborough-we-didnt-evolve-from-aquatic-apes-heres-why-65570>
I much enjoy viewing nature videos narrated by David Attenborough.

Are Humans still evolving?

“Yes, humans (and all species) are still evolving. All that's required for evolution to operate is 1) genetic variation and 2) selection. “

URL 3: https://hittinger.genetics.wisc.edu/Outreach/GenPublic/docs/Are_humans_still_evolving.pdf <https://hittinger.genetics.wisc.edu/Outreach/GenPublic/docs/Are_humans_still_evolving.pdf>
“Brain Evolution and Development”

URL 4: http://faculty.education.illinois.edu/g-cziko/wm/05.html <http://faculty.education.illinois.edu/g-cziko/wm/05.html>
“Why are there so many explanations for primate brain evolution?”

URL 5: http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/372/1727/20160244 <http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/372/1727/20160244>
“The Social Brain Hypothesis and Human Evolution”

URL 6: http://psychology.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.001.0001/acrefore-9780190236557-e-44 <http://psychology.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.001.0001/acrefore-9780190236557-e-44>
“A brief history of the brain”

URL 7: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128311.800-a-brief-history-of-the-brain/ <https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128311.800-a-brief-history-of-the-brain/>
“The Evolution of Brains from Early Mammals to Humans”

URL 8: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3606080/ <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3606080/>
“Evolution of the human brain: when bigger is better”

URL 9: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3973910/ <https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3973910/>
“Brain evolution - expanding our minds” [Student friendly website]

URL 10: https://brainconnection.brainhq.com/2017/12/01/brain-evolution-expanding-our-minds/ <https://brainconnection.brainhq.com/2017/12/01/brain-evolution-expanding-our-minds/>
Gary Cziko Online Publications [Highly Recommended Reads]

URL 11: http://faculty.education.illinois.edu/g-cziko/wm/ <http://faculty.education.illinois.edu/g-cziko/wm/>
URL 12: http://faculty.education.illinois.edu/g-cziko/twd/pdf/index.html <http://faculty.education.illinois.edu/g-cziko/twd/pdf/index.html>
URL 13: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cziko <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Cziko>
Best Wishes,

Michael John McGarry
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