All of the following characterize the human brain except:
A) highest percentage of cortex devoted to integration of information.
B) brain mass above the regression line in the plot of brain mass versus body mass for mammals.
C) highest percentage of cortex that is association cortex.
D) highly convoluted cerebral cortex.
E) largest brain size.

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All of the other options are characteristics of the human brain, but the statement "largest brain size" is not true. While the human brain is large relative to our body size, there are other animals with larger brains such as whales, elephants, and some species of dolphins.

All of the Following Characterize the Human Brain Except