Insect diet helped early humans build bigger brains: Quest for elusive bugs spurred primate tool use, problem-solving skills
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 20:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Figuring out how to survive on a lean-season diet of hard-to-reach ants, slugs and other bugs may have spurred the development of bigger brains and higher-level cognitive functions in the ancestors of humans and other primates, suggests new research.