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...the genes [[microcephalin]] (MCPH1) and [[ASPM]] (MCH 5) control growth of brain size. However, more studies are needed for the [[HAR1]], MCPH1 and MCH5.... ...cus]]'' are related to hominin’s but during this time period, the hominin brain size increased, which suggest the increase of intelligence. Approximately 2mya,

...a species in the genus Homo, characterized by an extremely small body and brain size with morphological features of both modern and more primitive members of ge

| title = Brain Size and Folding of the Human Cerebral Cortex.

In other [[mammal]]s, particularly those with [[brain size|small brains]], lissencephaly is generally the normal state of an adult bra

A paramount question involving evolution of the hominid lineage is how brain size expanded and how [[Evolution of hominin intelligence|hominid intelligence]]

...elates of intelligence, general properties such as brain size, [[relative brain size]], [[encephalization]] and [[prefrontal cortex]] are not the optimal predi ...the lineage leading to Homo sapiens has undergone a substantial change in brain size and organization. As a result, modern humans display striking differences f

=== · The role of brain size=== Larger brain size can permit greater capacity for processing the information needed to adjust

*{{CZ:Ref:Bartley 1997 Genetic variability of human brain size and cortical gyral patterns}}

| title = Brain Size and Folding of the Human Cerebral Cortex

...arisons across different scans (within or across subjects), differences in brain size and shape are eliminated by spatially normalizing (i.e. registering) the in ...er end of the spectrum — and generally increases slowly with overall brain size, following a power law.

...suite of characters such as bipedalism, reduced canine size and increasing brain size such as the [[Australopithecus|australopithecines]]. The Pongidae includes

...numbers of neurons in the brain than rodents of a similar, or even larger, brain size. Data from Herculano-Houzel et al. (2006, 2007). Illustration by Lorena Kaz

...ng. Some of the past and present candidate uniquenesses include [[art]], [[brain size]], [[brain folding]], [[concealed ovulation]], [[cooking]], [[culture]], [[

...tissue, this could also represent an energetic compensation for increased brain size. Furthermore, large amounts of energy-storing adipose tissue may have been ...e. For example, it appears that the most significant increases in hominin brain size began with the emergence of ''[[Homo erectus]]'' approximately 1.8 million

...brains from various vertebrate species, highlighting the differences in [[brain size|size]] and gyrification.}}--> ...lt brains from various vertebrate species, highlighting the differences in brain size and gyrification. <small>Image credit: University of Wisconsin and Michigan

.... The sexual dimorphism in Chimpanzees is similar to that in Humans. Their brain size is 300cc on average and their brain resembles a human brain structurally. <

...nd jumping bipedally and the difficulty of delivering a fetus with a large brain size. <ref>Rak, Yoel. "Lucy's pelvic anatomy: its role in bipedal gait." Journal

...nal to assist a small bodied mother birth a large headed infant, the large brain size needing a longer gestation period. But since this feature is also found in

* [[Brain Size Over Time]]

...ompromises between different adaptations &mdash; bipedal walking vs. large brain size, and works with structures already present.