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Why are primates big-brained? Researchers’ answer is food for thought
March 27, 2017 by NewsBot
Brain size in primates is predicted by diet, an analysis by a team of 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.
