Scientists predicted the end of evolution: the development of the human brain has reached the limit

British scientists have found that the intellectual development of mankind has reached its peak, and for us from the point of view of the laws of physics and physiology it is impossible to become even smarter.

As researchers from the University of Cambridge established to develop further, the human brain needs a huge amount of additional energy and oxygen, which at the present stage is simply impossible to provide, the The Daily Mail newspaper reports.

According to the professor of neurobiology of Cambridge University, Simon Loglin, the brain accounts for only 2% of the total weight of a person, while he consumes about 20% of the total energy for various processes, ITAR-TASS reports.

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As the scientist noted, the researchers, having studied the structure of the brain and finding out how much energy consumes its cells, came to the conclusion that to increase the amount of mental processes, the brain will additionally require a significant amount of energy that it cannot be obtained due to the characteristics of the structure of the human body.

As the scientist said, the brain requires a lot of energy, as he processes information from different sources. This means that the human brain can process only a certain amount of information data, and it is impossible to overcome these restrictions at this stage.

Other scientists have found that a neural network that connects different areas of the brain has no more internal potential for improvement. As established, in people with a high level of IQ, these ties function in the best way, transmitting signals with high speed.

A professor of psychiatry from Cambridge ED Bullmore, who specializes in the study of connections in the brain, measured the effectiveness with which different parts of the brain interact with each other, and came to the conclusion that it is directly related to the IQ level. The pulses are the most quickly transmitted to more intelligent people, and more slowly in intellectually less developed.

According to the conclusion of a scientist, further intellectual growth of a person is impossible not only because of the impossibility of providing additional energy, but also because in this case the brain should increase in size. So far, there are no prerequisites for changing the space occupied by this organ.