Bipedalism Quotes

“Specifically, obligate bipedalism has long been suspected to be an important aetiological factor for acquired spinal diseases that afflict our species because of the types of stresses it puts on our spines.”
― Kimberly A. Plomp, Palaeopathology and Evolutionary Medicine: An Integrated Approach

“Consider the least stable way to arrange an animal's body: it would be to stand it upright. To seee the biomechanics of a human skeleton walk and run -to stand on one foot and not fall, as most humans can easily do- is to witness a marvel of motion and balance, as robot engineers are learning their cost.
Bipedalism was the enabler of subsequent brain growth.”
― Riadh Abed, Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health

“Consider the least stable way to arrange an animal's body: it would be to stand it upright. To see the biomechanics of a human skeleton walk and run -to stand on one foot and not fall, as most humans can easily do- is to witness a marvel of motion and balance, as robot engineers are learning their cost.
Bipedalism was the enabler of subsequent brain growth.”
― Riadh Abed, Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health

“Humans have moved from 'object-assisted' to an 'object-dependent' species, and this has bidirectionally influenced brain development, notably visuospatial integration in the parietl lobes.”
― Riadh Abed, Evolutionary Psychiatry: Current Perspectives on Evolution and Mental Health