#1233 You & Your Brain (Part 1) - Dr. Hannah Korrel
The You Project
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How to Grow a Neocortex
Neo means new cortex actually means bark like the bark of a tree. So you've got this neocortex that wraps around the top of your head all the way to the back of your head. I like to call this part of your brain your adult brain. It takes for your neocortex to fully fully develop and reach that peak of how big it's going to get. Only humans have the largest neocortex of all the mammals on the planet in terms of its intellectual power Intellectual prowess makes up the dominant species because of our IQ, our intellectual quotients.
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