#sociality — Public Fediverse posts
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Larger brains are frequently found in social species, leading to the supposition that sociality is a driver of brain size. Based on evaluation of cephalopods, a new paper argues that environmental complexity, not social factors, are responsible for brain size in these organisms.
Summary: https://www.sciencealert.com/the-size-of-cephalopod-brains-seems-curiously-related-to-their-habitat
#Science #Biology #Intelligence #Brain #Sociality #Cephalopods #Octopus