Evolution of the brain Flashcards
1
Q
What is Metcalfe’s law?
A
- “the value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of the connected users of the system”
2 people 1 conversion
4 people 3 conversations
5 people 26 conversations
20 people 1048555 conversations, this is the same for cells and communication between them
2
Q
What does the term hominid mean?
A
- Primates that can walk upright
3
Q
Who are considered to be the first humans?
A
- Homo-habilis
4
Q
Who proposed the encephilization quotient (EQ)
A
- Harry Jerison
5
Q
What was seen as the accepted alternative than the EQ ?
A
- Counting brain cells
Not only this but also looking at the density of brain cells
We need to look at both
