Food Preserving Technique May Have Sparked Human Brain Growth, Scientists Say
Researchers propose that a taste for fermented morsels may have triggered a surprising jump in the growth rate of our ancestors' brains.
Source: sciencealert.com
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Researchers propose that a taste for fermented morsels may have triggered a surprising jump in the growth rate of our ancestors' brains.
Review in Communications Biology suggests that the external fermentation of foods may have played a key role in the expansion of the hominid brain. The "external fermentation hypothesis" posits that early hominins' practice of fermenting foods externally contributed to brain growth and gut reduction, offering a novel perspective on human evolution and dietary practices.