The brain’s development is tied to nutrition, which is tied to the environment. A more rigorous environment that requires preparation, like a region with heavy winters, acts as a natural selector for only the best genes to survive winter.

And people who evolve in those conditions have a larger potential for language, do to the need to express complex situations.

Yeah. Specifically genes that can tilt the balance more towards planned behavior....

Language might actually be a necessary integral part of planning.

Or more broadly symbolic representation, that would give you a talent for language.

Definitely. In order to survive some contexts, it’s essential.

True. But I still think that coincides with development in a rigorous physical area. Europe is the best example.

Our frontal lobes are different from most races.

This is why the data on primitive languages would be interesting: You can then model the level of capacity for planned behavior on the level of abstraction of language.

For sure: The selection part of that evolution might simply be harsh winters.

Surplus of people able to support a civilization with a thinking class expounds upon that.

Languages can evolve in those situations.

Yeah. Might be something that is a bit like physical training: Exertion + reconstitution = gain

Sadly there is not a lot of research into this. It is all but banned in academia now.

https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=aQwre_1541513185

lmao

A lot of things are banned.

mud sharks

so true

Including the differences between races; cognitive differences, impulse control, potential for IQ..

Research on impulse control is not controlled as much

partly because impulse control is very obviously a clinical target for a lot of mental health problems

ADHD, borderline, SUD...

@Lars Steffensen

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at maturation point for prefrontal cortex theen....

Oh shit really?

Awesome I feel like it

*Red Wave*

5 votes for cruz this morning 👍🏻

Good work @T e x

God bless

i can't believe that a male named themselves "beto" that makes me ashamed to be a human being.

oh god, i cannot stand the guy. It's clear his funding is coming from out of state, no true Texan supports that beta male

why doesn't someone just name themself "Poosi McPunchface"

lol

i should start calling him that

That name is cringe