Why is there a brain and why are some larger and others smaller? What advantage is there to having them has been often argued. Recently published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, new studies reveal that “species which have developed large brains live for longer than those with small brains, as the protective brain theory suggests, and therefore, can reproduce more times”.

Excerpt from:
Big Brains, Small Brains

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