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      • 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.