Scientists have long believed that, generally speaking, the bigger an animal is, the bigger its brain. But our recent study challenges the nature of that linear view and reveals new insights about how ...

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The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains—with humans bucking this trend—a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution has revealed. Researchers at the University of Reading and ...

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The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains -- with humans bucking this trend -- a new study has revealed. The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains -- with humans ...

The largest animals do not have proportionally bigger brains - with humans bucking this trend - a new study published in Nature Ecology and Evolution has revealed. Researchers at the University of ...