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Revisiting the cognitive buffer hypothesis for the evolution of large brains

Why have some animals evolved large brains despite substantial energetic and developmental costs? A classic answer is that a large brain facilitates the construction of behavioural responses to unusual, novel or complex socioecological challenges. This buffer effect should increase survival rates an...

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Auteur principal: Sol, Daniel
Format: Artigo
Langue:Inglês
Publié: The Royal Society 2008
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Accès en ligne:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2657766/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19049952
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0621
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