Size isn’t everything

by Gene on Jul. 05th, 2008

Humans are smarter than other animals, partly because of our big brains, but also because of the more complex way our brain cells are wired. British researchers have found that vertebrate brains use many proteins, missing in lower animals, that increase each brain cell’s signaling capacity.

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