Greg Suess Podcast
Greg Suess Podcast
Greg Suess
The Greg Suess Podcast S04 E04: Chet Sherwood
36 minutes Posted Feb 20, 2019 at 10:26 pm.
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
techniques used to study comparative neuroanatomy
how social interaction influences brain development between non-human primates and humans
how the nature of looking at non-human primate brains necessitates collaboration
predicting future changes in brain size and structure
and the unique circumstance of being a scientist in Washington DC
0:00
36:42
Download MP3
Show notes
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).