Chet Sherwood's guest appearances

Chet Sherwood

CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (Audio)

CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (Video)

Greg Suess Podcast

Rob Knight

Leah Krubitzer

Jessica Thompson

David Perlmutter

Tim Weaver

Richard Wrangham

Helen Fisher

Robert Kelly

Daniel Dennett

Baba Brinkman

Martin Rees

Simon Baron-Cohen

Nicholas Humphrey

Bruce Miller

Peter Ungar

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On today's episode, Greg sits down with Chet Sherwood, professor of anthropology at George Washington University. They discuss the relationship between the fields of neuroscience and anthropology (2:15), techniques used to study comparative neuroanatomy (5:40), how social interaction influences brain development between non-human primates and humans (9:54), how the nature of looking at non-human primate brains necessitates collaboration (20:50), predicting future changes in brain size and structure (25:29), and the unique circumstance of being a scientist in Washington DC (30:13).

The Greg Suess Podcast S04 E04: Chet Sherwood

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Chet Sherwood, Associate Professor of Anthropology at The George Washington University, explains that while a bigger brain is clearly an important factor in our greater cognitive abilities, some of our cognitive function is likely and specifically related to particular psychological specializations, such as language and enhanced “mentalizing” abilities Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 23228]

CARTA: Uniquely-Human Features of the Brain:  Chet Sherwood - Human Specializations of Cortical Microstructure