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2022
November
15
Disentangling the evolved brain from its primitive state
Human Evolution is disgusting: Why being disgusted is a survival advantage
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15 November 2022
Human evolution is disgusting!
The emotion of disgust acts as a ‘behavioural immune system’ to protect us from disease.
15 November 2022
Disentangling the evolved brain from its primitive state
Our human brains have retained their primal counterpart, responsible for instinctual survival responses, and developed a modern neocortex capable of adaptive thought.