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From Primitive Parts, A Highly Evolved Human Brain

  • Published13 Dec 2016
  • Reviewed13 Dec 2016
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  • Source NPR

The human brain has been compared to a lizard's brain, a jellyfish's brain, and now it is being compared to an ice cream cone.

In this article Dr. David Linden defends his theory that "our brain has been put together with parts from jellyfish and lizards and mice."


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