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Did human-like intelligence evolve to care for helpless babies?
May 23, 2016 by NewsBot
Human intelligence might have evolved in response to the demands of caring for infants, new research suggests. Experts in in brain and cognitive sciences have developed a novel evolutionary model in which the development of high levels of intelligence may be driven by the demands of raising offspring.
Did human-like intelligence evolve to care for helpless babies?
May 23, 2016 by NewsBot
Human intelligence might have evolved in response to the demands of caring for infants, new research suggests. Experts in in brain and cognitive sciences have developed a novel evolutionary model in which the development of high levels of intelligence may be driven by the demands of raising offspring.