"Yale researchers have identified human-specific features in the prefrontal cortex".(Scitechdaily.com/Yale Scientists Discover Clues to What Makes the Human Brain Different)
Yale researchers mapped physical differences in the human brain. There found multiple different cell types in the human brain. Researchers mapped cell types that are common with all species. And they found also five cell types that are common only in humans and chimpanzees. One of the most interesting founding was brain-specific immune cells.
That kind of research might answer why the human brain is so powerful. But also the things like brain-specific immune cells can give a tip, on why somebody will get things like brain cancer or Parkinson's. There is more about that research in the link below this text.
This kind of research can answer the question, why do only humans have the ability to think abstractly? Abstraction is the ability to model things in mind. And that ability allows we can plan things and transfer data to other humans by using spoken language and drawing pictures.
When we know how the human brain works we can also get an answer, to why our brain uses only a small part of the energy that computers need. Another interesting thing is why only humans seem to have psychosomatic diseases.
Are those diseases the result of the situation that the brain cells are connecting with the wrong neurons? That might form the wrong type of virtual neuron that can launch a chain reaction and that thing pulls other neurons to the same situation.
The brain is the neural network that can interact with other networks. For operating effectively, the neural network requires multiple connections. But thinking and planned actions require that the neural network can operate in two directions. When the senses see something the neural system must hold the operation.
The ability to postpone the action helps humans to see if there are other predators near the prey. Most of our abilities are connected with getting food. And the ability to postpone an attack makes it possible to make sure that nothing is following the hunter.
The ability to postpone an attack makes it possible that individuals can collect more information about their environment. If a hunter is alone and sees something like a small antelope that is suitable for dinner the stone-age hunter must first see that there are not some other predators or overwhelming hostile villains before that person starts to attack. There is always the possibility that some savages are trying to steal that food. And that's why we can postpone things.
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