The Rise of Humans: Great Scientific Debates

Brain Structure versus Brain Size

Documentary · History

S1, E4: Your brain separates you more from apes than any other anatomical feature. Investigate the gradual increase in hominid brain size in the fossil record. Looking at what fossil skulls (such as the Taung skull) reveal about blood circulation and cooling, you’ll shed new light on brain size and skull structure.

2011 · 32m

Information

Released
2011
Run Time
32 min
Rated
TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (AAC), English (United States)

Subtitles

English (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.