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[Effect of secular acceleration on the human brain weight and its changes during aging]
Gegenbaurs Morphologisches Jahrbuch
|January 1, 1984
Summary
Human body length has increased significantly since 1800. This secular acceleration correlates with brain size, suggesting observed age-related brain weight decrease is partly fictitious, with real decline starting around age 60.
Area of Science:
- Anthropology
- Human Evolution
- Biometrics