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Old Wed, Oct-12-11, 19:14
M Levac M Levac is offline
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Originally Posted by RawNut
I agree about the shape and size of the pelvis. That makes sense to me but cranial capacity isn't limited by bone structure. Infants with hydrocephalus have large heads and are usually born by cesarean. What about the woman who's pregnant with twins and can have nourished up to two times the brain mass of a single fetus?

The greatest part of our growth occurs after we're born. The effect of our diet on growth occurs over that time too. Brain size would be affected by our diet over that period. Even if it's twins (or more) and birth size is smaller than for a single child, there's enough time to catch up, if diet allows of course.
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