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To: restornu; PatrickHenry; Rippin; Dimensio
The internal structure of the brain is uniquely human. The prefrontal cortex is the portion that differentiates us from the animal world. [...] The prefrontal cortex is unique to mankind.

Um, exsqueeze me? Is it too much to ask that just for *once* we could see a creationist/anti-evolutionist screed that *doesn't* contain several basic howlers like this, which make it seem that the author is totally unfamiliar with any actual research?

The prefrontal cortex is not "unique to mankind". Many other animals have it as well. See for example: Prefrontal Cortex in Humans and Apes: A Comparative Study of Area 10

8 posted on 02/11/2005 10:43:17 PM PST by Ichneumon
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To: Ichneumon
Yet another bit of mindless blather from the once-respected American Enterprise Institute. Their website gives contact information. Does anyone here know anyone on their staff, or in a management position over there? Can someone contact them and explain how they've just destroyed their credibility? Maybe they're planning to merge with that outfit in Washington that published Meyer's article on ID.

Anyway, I'm cranking up the ping machine ...

13 posted on 02/12/2005 3:11:09 AM PST by PatrickHenry (<-- Click on my name. The List-O-Links for evolution threads is at my freeper homepage.)
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