Wrinkled fingers of a person with a long stay in the water – result of evolution 
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PHOTO: slickscience.com Researchers from Newcastle University in England found an explanation for wrinkles appearing on fingers of a person after a long stay in water. As they believe this is a consequence of evolution reports The Guardian. According to specialists, fingers and toes wrinkle to hold wet objects. The fact is that in ancient times the ancestors modern man in search of food were forced to rummage in the wet grass and explore the ponds. Since fingers are bumpy the surface to take objects is much more convenient in the nervous system change over time. Wrinkled fingers were simply necessary to an ancient person, says Tom Smalders, specialist in evolutionary neurobiology. In his opinion, they also allowed our ancestors to better manage hunting tools during raining or fishing. Previously, scientists explained the appearance of such wrinkles by absorbing water under the skin of the fingers. According to the same Smalders, this is due to contraction of the circulatory under water vessels. In turn, compression depends solely on the nervous a human system that works in stressful situations. The only thing that is still not clear to the British specialist, why as a result of evolution, wrinkles did not remain on the fingers human forever, regardless of the influence of water. Like he suggests this would hinder hand sensitivity. According to him, In the near future, studies in this direction will be continued. Karen ADAMYAN
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