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Putting humans in their proper place

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2006

R. I. M. Dunbar
R. I. M. Dunbar
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZB, United Kingdom. rimd@liv.ac.uk http://www.liv.ac.uk/evolpsyc/dunbar.html
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Abstract

Striedter's account of human brain evolution fails on two key counts. First, he confuses developmental constraints with selection explanations in the initial jump in hominid brain size around two MYA. Second, he misunderstands the Machiavellian Intelligence explanation.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , February 2006 , pp. 15 - 16
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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