Evolution in the Social Brain

The evolution of unusually large brains in some groups of animals, notably primates, has long been a puzzle. Although early explanations tended to emphasize the brain's role in sensory or technical competence (foraging skills, innovations, and way-finding), the balance of evidence now clearly f...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2007-09, Vol.317 (5843), p.1344-1347
Main Authors: Dunbar, R. I. M., Shultz, Susanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal social behavior
Animals
Biological Evolution
Biology
Birds
Brain
Brain - physiology
Ecological genetics
Evolution
Foraging
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Mammals
Neocortex
Organ Size
Pair Bond
Primates
Primates - physiology
Review
Social Behavior
Social evolution
Sociality
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