The human prefrontal cortex is anatomically outsized compared to other primates and mammals

Evidence

The prefrontal cortex. Cortex praefrontalis. The most anterior portion of the frontal lobe. In the human brain, it constitutes roughly 29 percent of the total cortex — a larger share than in any other primate, and vastly larger than in any other mammal. It sits just behind the forehead, and it is, by virtually every measure neuroscience can apply, the seat of what we call higher cognition. — , The Rod and the Child, 5879

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the prefrontal cortex and its disproportionate size in humans.
• XREF: connects to: Bodily differences rather than intrinsic mental differences explain human superiority — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 347

Broader Connections

• Bodily differences rather than intrinsic mental differences explain human superiority #responds-to (0.50) — Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, 347