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Power Projection and Human Imagination | The Jason Lowery Series | Episode 6 (WiM219)
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The Neo Cortex Is Related to Visual Acuity, Right?
Brain tissue requires about 20 times more power than muscle tissue. The most energy consuming part of our brain is the neo cortex, which is used for higher level processing and abstract thinking. For shrew like mammals, the neo cortex represents about ten % of total brain volume. Primates have an above average neo cortex volume of 50%. But even a primates neo cortex is small compared to anatomically modern humans,. A staggering 80% of sapient brain volume is neo cortex.
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