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Preface
1. The unique neuronal density of the human brain is explained clearly by Suzana Herculano-Houzel, in her The Human Advantage: A New Understanding of How Our Brain Became Remarkable (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2016).
Chapter 1: Rise of the Hominins
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