Thus, the cognitive evolution of the human brain made possible the emergence of gods and civilizations. This would then be the starting point for a remarkable period of human development. In a mere 6,000 years, we would go, in the words of brain researcher Marcel Mesulam, “from the oxcart to Voyager, from the Sphynx to Rodin’s Kiss, and from Gilgamesh (by way of the Odyssey) to the Divine Comedy.”
