Chimps vs. Human

 

It has been proven, widely, that humans posess the most complex structure in the known universe, our brain. Within this structure lies a far greater potential for all cognitive functions, whether memory, language, social abilities, intelligence, manual tasks etc etc etc.

 

Our brain all contain the same cognitive potential as some savants, such as The Rainman - Kim Peek , but are not able to access these functions. One theory for this is that our most complex evolutionary cognitive abilites, in particular language and speech, have taken precedence over other cognitive functions that we all have the potential to access.

 

In savants, the general lack of social and language aptitude seems to highlight how one outstanding function such as memory recall, mathematic genius, or artistic skill, comes at the expense of another. With regard to this experiment, it was not highlighted that chimps have a much lower degree of antaganistic neurological functions, and thus could access a higher degree of short-term memory function.

 

All thi study serves to highlight is that chimps CAN show a better short term memory than human counterparts with regard to the particular cognitive task applied, it does not show that chimps have a better memory or a better aptitude for recall.

 

HoHoHo!!  That's a statement! Who'd they evolve from then? Or did they evolve at all?

 

Humans evolved from primates in parallel with the species that exist today, we didn't evolve from chimps or anything, they evolved along a seperate line of primates.