Table 2.
Volumes of sectors of the frontal cortex (Schenker et al., 2005) and of the insular cortex (Semendeferi and Damasio, 2000) in both hemispheres of individual hominoid specimens measured in cubic centimeters (cc).
| Species | Frontal cortex | Insular cortex | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orbital | Medial | Dorsal | ||
| Homo sapiens | 41.3 | 68.2 | 144.6 | 16.6 |
| Homo sapiens | 41.3 | 83.0 | 179.9 | 18.8 |
| Homo sapiens | 33.6 | 67.3 | 149.1 | 14.6 |
| Homo sapiens | 31.2 | 66.9 | 137.7 | 17.7 |
| Homo sapiens | 45.6 | 86.0 | 174.8 | 19.0 |
| Homo sapiens | 44.7 | 81.7 | 166.7 | 18.0 |
| Homo sapiens | 43.4 | 90.5 | 191.5 | 16.9 |
| Homo sapiens | 30.0 | 74.6 | 185.4 | 16.5 |
| Homo sapiens | 35.5 | 68.9 | 161.1 | 15.2 |
| Homo sapiens | 41.6 | 67.4 | 151.3 | 20.3 |
| Pan paniscus | 9.0 | 19.1 | 35.1 | 3.5 |
| Pan paniscus | 13.4 | 18.2 | 38.7 | 4.1 |
| Pan paniscus | 9.3 | 17.9 | 33.3 | 3.4 |
| Pan troglodytes | 9.5 | 15.8 | 32.6 | 2.6 |
| Pan troglodytes | 6.9 | 12.7 | 30.3 | 2.5 |
| Pan troglodytes | 9.6 | 15.7 | 29.6 | 3.5 |
| Pan troglodytes | 13.5 | 22.5 | 48.4 | 4.0 |
| Pan troglodytes | 8.7 | 17.7 | 40.5 | 3.0 |
| Gorilla gorilla | 11.4 | 19.7 | 43.1 | 3.5 |
| Gorilla gorilla | 14.7 | 26.3 | 52.9 | 7.1 |
| Pongo pygmaeus | 9.0 | 30.1 | 53.7 | 5.9 |
| Pongo pygmaeus | 12.0 | 33.1 | 66.5 | 4.3 |
| Pongo pygmaeus | 10.8 | 28.3 | 65.2 | 5.3 |
| Pongo pygmaeus | 7.1 | 22.7 | 46.0 | 3.7 |
| Hylobates lar | 2.1 | 3.6 | 7.7 | 0.8 |
| Hylobates lar | 2.4 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 0.7 |
| Hylobates lar | 2.4 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 0.6 |