The challenge of studying human cognitive evolution is identifying unique features of our
intelligence while explaining the processes by which they arose. Comparisons with …

The recent construction of brain-wide gene expression atlases, which measure the
transcriptional activity of thousands of genes in multiple anatomical locations, has made it …

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Highly recommended, it is likely to prove one of the most thought-provoking books of the …

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and
language to science and technology. How did the human mind—and the uniquely human …

Some birds achieve primate-like levels of cognition, even though their brains tend to be
much smaller in absolute size. This poses a fundamental problem in comparative and …

Individuals vary in their cognitive performance. While this variation forms the foundation of
the study of human psychometrics, its broader importance is only recently being recognized …

The transcriptional underpinnings of brain development remain poorly understood,
particularly in humans and closely related non-human primates. We describe a high …

Innovation is often assumed to be the work of a talented few, whose products are passed on
to the masses. Here, we argue that innovations are instead an emergent property of our …

The social intelligence hypothesis states that the demands of social life drive cognitive
evolution,,. This idea receives support from comparative studies that link variation in group …

Despite considerable interest in the forces shaping the relationship between brain size and
cognitive abilities, it remains controversial whether larger-brained animals are, indeed …