PSYB65H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homo Habilis, Jane Goodall, Parietal Lobe
26 Sep 2016
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Psyb65 lecture 2: evolution of the human brain and behaviour. Show our relationship with other species based on our common ancestors. We are far more related to gorillas than we are to tarsiers and lemurs. Whether the brain structures and body are smaller or bigger, we all have cerebrums and cerebellums. There are some unique features of the nervous system that we share with these species. However, the oldest the species on the graph, the less we have in common with them. The parietal lobe is much more evolved than the frontal lobe: its function: spatial abilities, serves as a multifactorial integration session (language, auditory, decision-making, ability to abstract from the real world) Hominid evolution: evolution is not linear lots of criss-crossing of species, humans today are the only surviving member of the hominid branch. Human evolution: studied through achreological, biochemical and genetic, and behavioural evidence. Preserved bodies, artifacts that humans of the past have used.
