Why Are Primates Big-Brained? Researchers' Answer Is Food for Thought
Monday, March 27, 2017 - 11:41
in Psychology & Sociology
Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a team of New York University anthropologists indicates. These results call into question "the social brain hypothesis," which has posited that humans and other primates are big-brained due to factors pertaining to sociality.