Shefali Virkar

@svirkar.bsky.social

1 month ago

For those of us who grew up with the #socialbrainhypothesis, and #DunbarsNumber: new research on #cephalopods suggests that larger brains do not necessarily imply a larger number of social connections.Even #Dunbar appears to acknowledge that his theory applies more to #mammals than to other species.

Dr. Gary Ackerman

@garyackermanphd.bsky.social

1 year ago

The size of the neocortex in primates is positively correlated with social interactions. Humans have the largest neocortices of all the primates. #socialbrainhypothesis