Could less interpersonal violence mean less need for some mental capacities?
It’s certainly lessened the need to, for example, be able to see a punch coming and avoid it…
I wonder how much driving cars affects the brain? There does seem to be evidence that the brain’s structure changes depending on the demands that are placed on it, and driving a car is a rather unusual cognitive task compared to what people would have been doing in the Paleolithic...
Not just seeing a punch coming in the literal sense, but making strategic choices about odds and allies.
It’s certainly lessened the need to, for example, be able to see a punch coming and avoid it…
I wonder how much driving cars affects the brain? There does seem to be evidence that the brain’s structure changes depending on the demands that are placed on it, and driving a car is a rather unusual cognitive task compared to what people would have been doing in the Paleolithic...
Not just seeing a punch coming in the literal sense, but making strategic choices about odds and allies.