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What stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow?
Author(s) -
Weiss Kenneth,
Aldridge Kristina
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
evolutionary anthropology: issues, news, and reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1520-6505
pISSN - 1060-1538
DOI - 10.1002/evan.10122
Subject(s) - wrinkle , computer science , cognitive science , evolutionary biology , psychology , cognitive psychology , paleontology , biology , genetics
Science often relies on simplified diagrams to convey information, but these can embed tacit assumptions. A good example is provided by the surface convolutions of the cerebral cortex. It is surprisingly difficult to know what these features mean, and which deserve evolutionary explanation.