Evolution of science I: evolution of mind

摘要

The central nervous system and particularly the brain was designed to control the life cycle of a living being. With increasing size and sophistication, in mammals, the brain became capable of exercising significant control over life. In Homo sapiens the brain became significantly powerful and capable of comprehension beyond survival needs with visualization, formal thought and long-term memory. Here, we trace the rise of the power of the brains of the Homo sapiens and its capability to comprehend the three spatial dimensions as well as time. By tracing the evolution of technology over the last millennium and particularly the late arrival of astronomy, evolution of the formal thinking process in humans will be discussed in a follow up paper. We will trace the extensive use of this new faculty by humans to comprehend the working of the universe.