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by mmooss 524 days ago
> The brain is about as large as it can be while making birth possible.

Is that true? The 'birthable' parameter limits only two dimensions. Could the brain evolve to a larger size in a third dimension?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS1cj-zk4ac

Maybe there is some other limitation, such as distance between neurons? Signal strength?