Brain Size and Innovation in Primates

Ana Navarrete; Kevin Laland

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800648-1.00009-7

Brain Size and Innovation in Primates

Ana Navarrete^*, Kevin Laland

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In the last few years, several researchers have focused on answering the question of how innovative behavior, the basis of creativity, may be favored evolutionarily. In primates, a group characterized with large brains and examples of outstanding cognitive capabilities, there seems to be a large amount of support linking encephalization and innovation. However, the question of why some species are more innovative than others of similar brain size remains unclear.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Animal Creativity and Innovation
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	241-285
Number of pages	45
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128007136
ISBN (Print)	9780128006481
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800648-1.00009-7
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

Brain size
Cognitive ability
Comparative evolution
Creativity
Encephalization
Innovation
Primate
Social brain

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