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  2. Grandmother hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The grandmother hypothesis is a hypothesis to explain the existence of menopause in human life history by identifying the adaptive value of extended kin networking. It builds on the previously postulated "mother hypothesis" which states that as mothers age, the costs of reproducing become greater, and energy devoted to those activities would be better spent helping her offspring in their ...

  3. Evolution of menopause - Wikipedia

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    The Grandmother hypothesis suggests that menopause was selected for humans because it promotes the survival of grandchildren. According to this hypothesis, post-reproductive women feed and care for children, adult nursing daughters, and grandchildren whose mothers have weaned them.

  4. Grandmother cell - Wikipedia

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    The grandmother cell hypothesis is an extreme version of the idea of sparseness, [22] [5] and is not without critics. The opposite of the grandmother cell theory is the distributed representation theory, that states that a specific stimulus is coded by its unique pattern of activity over a large group of neurons widely distributed in the brain.

  5. Kristen Hawkes - Wikipedia

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    Hawkes, an expert in human evolution and sociobiology, is the author of several studies on the “grandmother hypothesis,” which asserts that many of the characteristics that distinguish us from our ape ancestors are thanks to the thoughtful care of our mothers' mothers. [4]

  6. I came to terms with not having my own kids. Now, I'm finally ...

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    A few months after one of those kids got married, she handed me a picture of a sonogram and told me her baby girl was due in six months. Of course, I cried with joy.

  7. Hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    The hypothesis of Andreas Cellarius, showing the planetary motions in eccentric and epicyclical orbits. A hypothesis (pl.: hypotheses) is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. A scientific hypothesis must be based on observations and make a testable and reproducible prediction about reality, in a process beginning with an educated guess or ...

  8. Model Ali Tate Cutler's grandmother is choosing to die on her ...

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    The Victoria's Secret model opens up about why she admires her grandmother's decision to die on her own terms. Model Ali Tate Cutler's grandmother is choosing to die on her own terms.

  9. What is 'preppy'? The old slang has a new meaning

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    Preppy is a slang word that means colorful, frilly clothing. Here's how a new generation uses it.