Evolutionary development of the human brain and psyche and the rate of mutations in the genome

Abstract

The decrease in the rate of mutations in humans by 1.5 times found in genetic studies compared to great apes may be associated with an evolutionary increase in the volume of the human brain or an equivalent increase in the degree of development of the psyche and consciousness, the level of self-awareness in the process of anthropogenesis, which is accompanied by a proportional increase in the number of operating cells short term memory and thinking. On the basis of experimental data, it has been shown that an increase in the level of organization of the brain, psyche and consciousness reduces the rate of mutations, that is, an increase in the informational ordering of the human psyche reduces the entropy of mutational processes in its genetic apparatus, which shows a qualitative difference between the human psyche and mind from the psyche of animals.