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Since the size of the brain has changed considerably during hominid evolution, brain size is a central term in many discussions related to cognitive evolution, intelligence and a number of brain disorders, especially microcephaly.

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+Since the size of the [[brain]] has changed considerably during [[hominid evolution]], '''brain size''' is a central term in many discussions related to [[cognitive evolution]], [[intelligence (biology)|intelligence]] and a number of [[brain disorder]]s, especially [[microcephaly]].
-== Brain Growth Over Time Introduction: Who are We? ==
-Humans have constantly been fascinated with where we have come from and who we are.
-Not only is it a constant question but it is something that thousands of scientists
-have spent their lives on to figure out. After centuries of analysis and discovery
-they are still putting the pieces of the puzzle together. In anthropology there are
-many different factions studied to determine how the human has grown and evolved over time.
-One such section is the observation of brain growth over time. Since the skull has continuously
-grown and expanded it is something that can be looked at. However when trying to view the
-evolution of human brain size we must first look at history.
-== History of the Brain ==