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And finally, so far she also seems not to consider much the role cultural evolution plays in amplifying our cognitive capacities (but there's still half of the book to go). If we let culture out of the story, it's a natural move to put too much emphasis on how our nervous system is built - for where else could we look for relevant differences? Natural move indeed, but unwise.

Cortical density is certainly a powerful predictor for complex cognitive abilities, but she seems under-informed about just how complex the cognition of other hypersocial animals really is, and so she latches on cortex-complex cognition in a somewhat rushed manner.

So far very exciting stuff. We have both groundbreaking scientific research and a young scientist's journey behind it. I have some quibbles with how she treats cognitive abilities, though. PFC is certainly a powerful predictor for cognitive abilities, but she seems under-informed about just how complex the cognition of other hypersocial animals really is, and so she