The brain we need

Abstract

For years, people have devoted themselves to studying the human brain and the brains of other species to understand how it is organized. It is important for teachers to think with their students about the role that each living thing plays in each habitat, and furthermore, to recognize that each living thing performs different functions and has abilities, structures, and forms that make it unique. It is necessary to stimulate interest in classrooms for a deeper knowledge of living things, to analyze the cognitive and behavioral response processes of different species such as dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits, etc. in the face of different stimuli, to identify ways of thinking and/or acting, and to relate them to humans. The purpose of this text is to illustrate that brain differences should not be taken as superiority, but that it would be appropriate to start from the assumption that each species has the brain it needs. According to this logic, then, it is more accurate to classify ourselves as a different species from the others and to leave aside the labels that indicate human superiority and the inferiority of the other animals. In particular, the differences should be taken as a starting point to ask ourselves what makes our brain different? And perhaps some answers to this question will allow us to learn a little about what makes us human?