In article <1995Jan13.152945.57540 at ccvax.ucd.ie>, foreilly at ccvax.ucd.ie writes:
>Hi,
>>I'd like to track down references to a couple of facts about the brain.
>I've tried all avenues open to me, perhaps you can help.
>>(1) I want to track down refs. to the 'radiator' hypothesis of the increase
>of cerebral cortex in human evolution. I originally saw this on a Horizon
>programme (BBC, Britain) about a year ago.
>>(2) On the same programme (I think) there was reference to results that
>indicated the presence of veins with no valves running directly through
>the cranium from the brain and into the skin of the scalp, but which
>aren't present in other apes. This is supposed to help cool down the
>brain when it overheats.
>>Could you please e-mail me directly, rather than post, as I am not
>a regular reader of this group. If there are many responses, I will
>summarise and post them for anyone who's interested.
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Fran.
Fran, I tried to e-mail you & it was sent back to me as undeliverable. The
book you want is "Braindance" (1992) by Dean Falk. She is my advisor at
SUNY Albany. If you have any further questions feel free to e-mail me.
cc3265 at cnsvax.albany.edu
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>Francis O'Reilly
>>PhD Student
>Dept. of Computer Science
>University College Dublin
>Belfield
>Dublin 4
>Ireland
>>foreilly at ccvax.ucd.ie>----------------------------------------------------------
