. Elementary biology; an introduction to the science of life . Monkey Man Fig. 259. Brains of vertebrates Note the relative size of the cerebellum in the bird and mammals. In the mammals note the great increase of cerebrum and the increasing amount of convolution, or wrinkling, of the brain surface. The greater brain area in the higher animals corresponds to greater numbers of association neurons, and thus to greater intelligence between him and the other animals. And the doings possible for the hand depend finally upon the powers of the brain. It is this organ, therefore, that may properly be
. Elementary biology; an introduction to the science of life . Monkey Man Fig. 259. Brains of vertebrates Note the relative size of the cerebellum in the bird and mammals. In the mammals note the great increase of cerebrum and the increasing amount of convolution, or wrinkling, of the brain surface. The greater brain area in the higher animals corresponds to greater numbers of association neurons, and thus to greater intelligence between him and the other animals. And the doings possible for the hand depend finally upon the powers of the brain. It is this organ, therefore, that may properly be considered man's supreme possession. 497
Size: 2496px × 2003px
Photo credit: © The Bookworm Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookpublishe, booksubjectbiology
