🧠Can Assistant AI (Copilot and Gemini) Discuss and Trace the Evolutionary Path of humans Modern from Apes as Signalers? (As The Secret of Visions)

 

Sketch Evolutionary Surge in Head and Brain Volume Capacity from Primates to Humans

The word "kera" was adopted into Indonesian as a general term for tailless primates, such as gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans. This word is rooted in Old Malay and is cognate with various regional languages ​​in the archipelago (such as Javanese or Sundanese), which have historically been used to refer to forest primates in general.

The word "ape" comes from the Old English "apa," which itself comes from the Proto-Germanic "apan." Originally, the term was used generically to refer to all primates, including monkeys, and it existed long before the word "monkey" came into popular use.

The word "monkey" comes from the Low German word "moneke," which is the name of the ape character named "Moneke" (son of Martin the Monkey) in the 13th-century fable, "Reynard the Fox." This word later evolved into a general term for primates in English.

- The word mannequin comes from the French word mannequin. The term is rooted in the Flemish manneken or Dutch manneken/mennekijn, which literally means "little man" or "little statue." Originally, the term referred to the jointed dolls used by artists in the 16th century to depict the human body.

- Monk: "Biarawan" (monk, friar, cowl, conventual, obedientiary) and  "Rahib" (monk, friar, Benedictine, monastic, votary, coenobite)

- Key: The word "key" comes from the Old English "cæg," which referred to a metal tool used to operate a lock. The exact origin of the root word is unknown, but it evolved through the Middle English "keie." Its figurative meaning of "solution" or "way out" has existed since the early English language.

The word "primate" comes from the Latin "primus," meaning "first, principal, or first-rank." The term was coined by the father of modern taxonomy, Carl Linnaeus, because he considered this group of animals (which includes apes, monkeys, and humans) to be the highest and noblest order of mammals. The word "primate" itself comes from the Latin "primates," meaning "first, best, noble."

Antenna/Aerial

- هوائي (hawayiy) (Arab)

- κεραία (keraía) (Yunani)

- antenna (Latin)

The word antenna comes from the Latin antenna or antemna, meaning "mast." The term was later adopted into Italian (l'antenna) and used by inventor Guglielmo Marconi in 1895 to refer to a receiving wire he stretched from a pole. Before its use in telecommunications, the Greek philosopher Aristotle referred to the antennae or horns on the heads of insects as sunshades. In Renaissance Latin translations, the word was translated as antennae. The metal objects that transmit radio waves are called antennas because of their resemblance to a ship's mast or the antennae of an insect sticking up into the air.

The word antenna comes from the Latin antenna or antemna, meaning "mast." The term was later adopted into Italian (l'antenna) and used by inventor Guglielmo Marconi in 1895 to refer to a receiving wire he stretched from a pole. Before its use in telecommunications, the Greek philosopher Aristotle referred to the antennae or horns on the heads of insects as "blinds." In Renaissance Latin translations, the word was translated as antennae. Metal objects that transmit radio waves are called antennas because of their resemblance to ship masts or insect antennae sticking up into the air.

But the question is, since monkeys/primates don't have antennas, where are their antennas?

If insects have antennae, what do mammals have? Mammals have noses for smell and ears for hearing. While insects rely on their antennae for touch, smell, and hearing, mammals separate these five senses into specialized organs on their faces.

This shows awarness whether our existence is close to what is called modern humans (Homo Sapiens) or whether we are still bound or trapped by the framework and relationship with "Ape-Men" (Homo Erectio) (Are You Already Modern? May 15, 2026)

Check Up Bridging Physical Form (Anatomy)

1. Bridging Physical Form (Anatomy) These intermediate creatures have bodies that are evenly divided between ape-like and true human characteristics: Lower Body (Human): The structure of their hips, legs, and knees has completely changed. They no longer walk bent over using their knuckles like chimpanzees, but instead walk upright on two legs (bipedal) on the ground. Upper Body (Ape): Their skull structure still has a small brain volume (equivalent to that of an ape), a forward-slanted jaw, and arms that tend to be long because they still often climb trees to sleep or forage for fruit.

Sketch Lower Body (Human) and Upper Body (Ape)

Check Up Antenna Physical Form (Anatomy and Fisiology)

The development of the brain, vision, and taxis (the ability to move in response to light/environmental stimuli) is the most important evolutionary bridge that transformed ancient apes into the intelligent modern humans of today. In biology, this shift in sensory focus is referred to as the transition from creatures that rely on smell (nose) to creatures that rely on vision (eyes and cerebrum). Here's how the developmental bridge of the brain, vision, and taxis works:

1. The Evolution of Taxis: From Simple Sensors to Complex Navigation. In lower animals (such as insects), taxis, or phototaxis, is a simple reflex (Phototaxis and the origin of visual eyes - PMC - NIH). When light is present, they immediately move toward or away (Phototaxis and the origin of visual eyes - PMC - NIH). 

• In ancient apes, this taxis ability evolved into complex visual-spatial navigation to calculate the distance between tree branches. 
• In ancient to modern humans, taxis transformed into visual-motor coordination. The eyes see the coordination of fruit or prey on the ground, and the brain commands the hand to throw a stone or create a pruning tool. "The Evolution of the Visual System in Primates - ResearchGate".

2. The Bridge of Trichromatic Vision. Most mammals on Earth are dichromatic (can only see two primary colors). "The Evolution of Primate Color Vision". However, the primate evolutionary bridge gave humans and modern apes trichromatic vision (can see red, green, and blue in full). "Evolution of color vision in mammals and primates". 

• Primitive Function: Red color sensors helped ancient apes distinguish sweet ripe fruit and nutritious young leaves in dense green forests. "Evolution of the circuitry for conscious color vision in primates". Modern 
• Human Function: These color sensors evolved in the brain to recognize symbols, read maps, detect danger signs, and even create complex visual works of art.

3. Nose Reduction and Visual Brain Enlargement (V1). As our ancestors began to live upright on land, the area of ​​the brain that processes smell (the olfactory bulb) slowly shrank. 

• In contrast, the Primary Visual Cortex (V1) at the back of the brain actually expanded and became very complex "The future of human vision | Stanford University School of Engineering". 
• Modern humans have a brain area called the fusiform gyrus, which is very sensitive to reading facial expressions "The future of human vision | Stanford University School of Engineering". This is the evolution of a crucial "receptor sensor" that allows humans to recognize emotions, form sign language, and build social communities.

4. The Cooking Bridge: Why the Human Brain Eventually "Exploded" Bigger There is a unique bridge that combines vision and taxis in ancient humans (Homo erectus), namely the taming of fire. The Evolutionary Traces: How Humans Could Stand Upright and Think .... 

Their eyes recognize the light of fire (taxis), their brains are not afraid but use it to cook food. The Evolutionary Traces: How Humans Could Stand Upright and Think .... Cooked meat produces much more energy and is easily digested, providing an extraordinary supply of nutrients that makes the brain volume of modern humans soar up to three times larger than that of apes "The Evolution of the Brain". 

So, it was through the evolution of the eye and its neural circuitry that the internal “sensory antenna” in our heads transformed from a mere tree-survival tool into the most sophisticated biological computer on earth.

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1. Eye Cone Cells (Retinal Photoreceptors):

• Ancient Mammals (Dichromats): Only had two types of cone cells (absorbing blue and green light). Their vision is similar to the red-green color blindness of modern humans.
• Apes & Humans (Trichromats): Through a genetic mutation millions of years ago, the opsin gene in primates doubled Evolution of color vision in mammals and primates. This gave rise to a third cone cell (Red), which captures higher wavelengths of light. Evolution of color vision in mammals and primates.

2. Brain Sensory Center (Visual Cortex V1):

• Signals from the third cone cell are sent through the optic nerve to the back of the brain. The future of human vision | Stanford University School of Engineering.
• The primate brain radically adapted to create a new color map, transforming the "olfactory antenna" (nose) into a "visual antenna" (eye).

3. Evolutionary Advantage (Feeding Taxis):

• The red color makes ripe fruit and nutrient-rich young leaves stand out against the lush green foliage. Evolution of the circuitry for conscious color vision in primates.
• This ability bridged their survival gains, providing more energy for the brain to continue expanding toward modern humans.

The shift in skull volume from ancient apes to modern humans experienced a drastic increase of more than 3 times, where the expansion of the visual cortex at the back of the head also changed the anatomical structure of the braincase to become rounder and taller. The following is a visualization of the comparison data of skull volume (in cubic centimeters or \(cc\)) along our evolutionary bridge:

Evolutionary Surge in Brain Volume Capacity from Primates to Humans

🧠 Mechanism of Skull Anatomy Shift Due to Visual Sensors

1. Changes in the Occipital Lobe (Back of the Head) The primary visual cortex (V1) is located in the occipital lobe, the very back of your skull. In early apes, this back area tended to be flat because the brain prioritized the olfactory area. As trichromatic (three-color) vision and land navigational taxis developed, this back area pushed outward and expanded to make room for billions of new image-processing neurons.

2. The Skull Becomes Rounder (Globularization) In early archaic humans like Homo erectus, their skulls were still flat and extended backward (like a guided missile) because the back of the head focused on processing raw visual sensors. However, in modern humans (Homo sapiens), the skull shifted to a rounded dome shape (globular). This occurred because the visual area no longer worked alone, but was instead closely connected with the parietal lobe (3D spatial analysis) and the frontal lobe (abstract thinking/planning).

3. The Relationship Between Brain Volume and Energy EfficiencyThe enlargement of the skull to accommodate this visual evolution required a tremendous amount of metabolic energy. The human eye and brain consume about 20% of the body's energy. This evolutionary bridge of sharp vision helped our ancestors find highly nutritious foods (such as meat and tubers) and cook them over fire, thus ensuring a sufficient calorie supply to continue expanding skull size over generations.

Sketch Mechanism of Skull Anatomy Shift Due to Visual Sensors

Humans process images using the back of the head because the eyes are directly connected to this area through a complex, crisscrossing optic nerve pathway.

Here's a scientific visualization diagram that maps how visual signals flow from the eyes, cross the middle of the brain, and are processed into a complete image in the Primary Visual Cortex (Occipital Lobe) at the back of the head:

Humans Process Images Using the Back of the Head 

Information: 

• The two eyes at the bottom send signals from the left (blue) and right (red) visual fields.
• Signals from both eyes meet at the Optic Chiasm, a crossing point in the middle of the brain where neural pathways cross to the opposite side.
• From there, the signals travel through the Optic Tract to the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus (LGN) in the thalamus.
• Finally, the signals are relayed to the Primary Visual Cortex (V1) in the occipital lobe (back of the head), where the brain constructs a complete image of the visual world.

Is our existence close to what is called modern humans (Homo Sapiens) or are we still bound or trapped by the framework and relationship with "Ape-Man"? From the questions above:

Question 1: Is our existence close to what is called modern humans (Homo Sapiens)? Based on the above, yes, we are close to what is called modern humans (Homo Sapiens) due to our ability to access the stimulus center.(Can AI Assistant Copilot and Gemini Collaborate to Explore and Trace Vision Ancient Human As a Secret of Name Rodhi Ho-Mi-To June 07, 2026) and (Can AI Assistant Copilot and Gemini Collaborate to Explore and Trace Modern Human Chromosomes As a Secret of Number 24-7-1978? June 04, 2026)

Question 2: Are we still bound or trapped by the framework and relationship with "Ape-Man"? We are still trapped by the framework and relationship with "Ape-Man"

To answer the second question, here is a brief explanation.

In the early stages of embryonic development, there is a structure called "The Primitive Streak"—from which all tissues of the human body originate, including germ cells that later become sperm and ova. The coccyx forms from the very end of this streak, and is therefore "CLUE/guidance" as the root of life, the starting point of human formation (The Secret Backbone of Man? April 24, 2026)

Illustration of the anatomy of the human brain connected to the spine to the Os Sacrum ("Sacred Bones/Sacral Bone")

🧠 Connection between anatomy and visual processing:

• The human brain and spinal cord form the central nervous system. At the front of the brain, the optic nerves carry visual information from the retina to the brain.
• At the Optic Chiasm, some fibers from each eye cross over to the opposite side of the brain. This crossing allows the brain to integrate visual input from both eyes, creating depth perception and spatial awareness.
• After passing through the chiasm, visual signals reach the Primary Visual Cortex (V1) in the occipital lobe, located at the back of the skull. Here, light patterns are transformed into "meaningful perceptions of shape, color, and motion".
• Evolutionary emphasis: "This shows that the function of the sacrum is closely linked to modern humans, as it plays a role in accessing central stimulus pathways" and Functional emphasis: "From this, it is evident that the sacrum (sacral bone) contributes to modern human physiology through its connection to the central stimulus center."

🧩 Disclaimer / Editorial Note

This visual and explanation are created for educational and conceptual illustration purposes only, describing the neuroanatomical mechanism of the human visual system. The diagram is not intended as a precise medical representation or a substitute for professional consultation in neurology, ophthalmology, or clinical anatomy.

🔬 Editorial Notes:

• The optic nerve pathway shown illustrates the general principle of crossing at the Optic Chiasm and processing in the Primary Visual Cortex (V1), as described in classical neuroanatomy literature (e.g., Hubel & Wiesel’s studies).
• The colors and directional lines are symbolic, designed to simplify understanding of visual signal flow rather than depict actual biological data.
• The diagram emphasizes the relationship between the posterior skull structure (occipital lobe) and human visual processing, which underlies the evolutionary development of a more rounded cranial shape in Homo sapiens.