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What Gave Some Primates Bigger Brains? A Fruit-Filled Diet
NPR The researchers analyzed the brain sizes and diets of over 140 primate species spanning apes, monkeys, lemurs and lorises and found that those who munched on fruit instead of leaves had 25 percent more brain tissue, even when controlling for body size ... A change in diet may have helped our brains get so big Scientists find link between diet and brain size 'Social Brain Hypothesis' Challenged: Brain Size in Primates is Predicted by Diet |