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Brains of newborns aren't underdeveloped compared to other primates

6 December 2023

Human newborn brains aren’t significantly less developed compared to other primate species but appear so because so much brain development happens after birth, finds a new study led by Dr Aida Gomez-Robles (UCL Anthropology and Genetics, Evolution & Environment).

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