Suzana Herculano-Houzel (Professor, Universidad Federal de Rio) discusses cortical scaling rules across phylogeny, the theory of human cortical expansion in mammalian evolution, and how deceptively simple, almost minimalist experiments have the power to shake dogma.

Duration: 36 minutes

Discussants:(in alphabetical order)

Salma Quraishi (Res. Asst Prof, UTSA)

Jim Bower (Prof, UTSA, UTHSCSA)

Todd Troyer (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Carlos Paladini (Asst Prof, UTSA)

Charles Wilson (Prof, UTSA)

acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.