Study: Computer Model Supports Social Brain Theory

A study in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B have found that a computer model supports the theory that animals in large social groups have bigger brains, lending credence to the belief that people need bigger brains to handle living in big social groups. The research team at Oxford University assessed the cognitive demands of social decision making and found that doing so required more “brain power.”

“The study has made an important first step by offering a formal description of the social brain,” one researcher told BBC News. Click here to read the full story.