The Human Neocortex Isn’t as Special as We Thought

Start building your ideal daily routine with Fabulous. The first 100 people who click on the link will get a FREE week trial and 25% OFF Fabulous Premium: https://thefab.co/scishowpsych2 For a long time, scientists considered the neocortex the brainiest part of the human brain – an obvious candidate for the thing that makes us unique. But in some ways, it’s not that different from other mammals’ brains. So researchers have started looking at other places to figure out what makes us distinctly human. Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Support SciShow Psych by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowPsych SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Become a Patron and have your name featured in the description of every SciShow Psych episode! https://www.patreon.com/SciShowPsych ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://journals.biologists.com/dev/article/141/1/11/46137/How-unique-is-the-human-neocortex https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020740320304963 https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1206 https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/125/8/1829/332500 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028393201000197 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364661307002537 https://jnnp.bmj.com/content/jnnp/56/9/988.full.pdf https://bit.ly/3rqVOvD https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/122/2/199/357437?login=true https://science.sciencemag.org/content/279/5348/220.abstract https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1002/ar.a.20256 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnevo.2011.00011/full https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ps.38.020187.001021 https://elifesciences.org/articles/41250.pdf https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.06.008 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8682173/ https://www.healthpages.org/anatomy-function/brain-anatomy/ https://www.visiblebody.com/learn/nervous/brain https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Cerebellum/RwR94p9wS-8C?hl=en&gbpv=0 https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.neuro.31.060407.125606 https://academic.oup.com/brain/article/120/10/1753/262949?login=true https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2000-07017-005 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0079-6123(08)60962-0 https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1009506 https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2012112 https://doi.org/10.1080/14734220701332486 https://europepmc.org/article/med/9118192 Images: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/medical-illustrate-gm484757150-71487927 https://www.flickr.com/photos/144383876@N03/28525474360 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/human-brain-anatomical-model-3q-front-right-gm999845990-270387598 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/happy-asian-woman-stands-with-modern-electric-scooter-talking-on-phone-in-city-street-pretty-girl-riding-an-electric-scooter-in-the-summer-on-the-street-and-talking-by-phone-rki2fe1hdkq7we9ev https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prefrontal_cortex_(left)_animation.gif https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Insular_cortex.gif https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/brainstorm-106-a-rotating-human-brain-electrically-charged-with-thought-loop-b5kxq6kvmjdkzj7wo https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/tiny-endemic-nocturnal-mouse-lemur-southern-madagascar-gm476115012-66387021 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/brain-anatomy-vector-gm1162837999-319109740 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/cheerful-positive-hipster-black-female-cyclist-riding-on-bike-through-park-exploring-beautiful-summer-nature-enjoying-freedom-and-active-lifestyle-while-spending-leisure-during-weekend-outdoor-bwcvcoec_kpf4nmjd https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DNA_methylation.jpg https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/damage-to-mitochondria-dna-and-rna-chromosome-genetic-disorder-bqq6spl8fjdau54s7 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/monkey-hanging-on-liana-in-lowland-he-b-ek5xizlgper4 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/professional-tools-set-packed-in-the-hard-case-wrenches-screwdriver-bits-drive-sockets-and-other-tools-in-the-set-top-view-flat-lay-syzm15_r8kc1rq4zq https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/pretty-girl-with-pale-complexion-talking-to-someone-r8bckcre-j2ogiy5s https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/human-brain-brightly-lit-against-the-sky-symbolizes-ideas-creativity-and-intelligence-gm1257575068-368594393


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