A lean-season diet of hard-to-reach ants, slugs and other bugs may have spurred the development of bigger brains and higher-level cognitive functions in the ancestors of humans and other primates, reveals a new study. According to the study by Washington University, challenges associated with finding food have long been recognized as important in shaping evolution of the brain and cognition in primates, including humans. Amanda D. Melin said that the ...
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