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Brain study asks: does size matter?

by catherinea | January 28, 2010

New findings have challenged the notion that primate brains have grown steadily over the course of evolution.

Scientists studying the primate family tree found that many species have actually seen brain mass decrease over time, bucking conventional thought that brain size across all primates - including humans - grows over time.

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