Posted on 12/16/2010 12:41:36 PM PST by SunkenCiv
I read a book about twenty/thirty years ago that posited the huge jump in human development to cannibalism, and more specifically eating brains, by our forefathers of the species.
According to the theory, brains had some sort of inherent ‘smart gene’ or whatever that was ingested and therefore made the braineaters smarter and smarter over the years.
It was jammed with scientific citings to support the theory but I’ve never found it again or been able to remember much other than the theory.
Maybe I need to eat some brains.
No file at wiki—but that’s ok. If the X files scripter read the book and then based a X files show on it, what other form of validation does the theory need?
Next thing you know it will be a series on the History Channel.
Speaking of the History Channel, haven’t you become disillusioned with the corrupttion of a decent cable show into some parody of itself, a New AGe show full of monsters, alien interventions, swamp people chasing gators, Nostrodamus speculations, etc.
Not to mention the history of our modern city gangs.
I love the glasses too. :’)
Actually, IIRC, larger surface area equals higher intelligence, not necessarily size of the brain.
The modern brain has more folds in the surface of the lobes which is believed to allow for greater processing of information.
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