Forget the turtles and the elephants - it's the frogs!
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- There's Something Fishy About Human Brain Evolution
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Theres_Something_Fishy_About_Human_Brain_Evolution.html
Ottawa ON (SPX) Feb 19, 2006 - Forget the textbook story about tool use and
language sparking the dramatic evolutionary growth of the human brain. Instead,
imagine ancient hominid children chasing frogs. Not for fun, but for food.
According to Dr. Stephen Cunnane it was a rich and secure shore-based diet that
fuelled and provided the essential nutrients to make our brains what they are
today.