The Expensive Brain

Isler, K., & van Schaik, C. P. (2009). The Expensive Brain: A Framework for Explaining Evolutionary Changes in Brain Size. Journal of Human Evolution, 392-400.

Type

Journal article

Intellectual base

Primary research

Year

2009

Pages

392-400

DOI

10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.04.009

DOI registrant

Elsevier

Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2009.04.009

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1 citation across 1 artifact.

Domain-specific

• Expensive-Tissue Hypothesis
  • Isler and van Schaik broadened the accounting to any combination of increased energy turnover or reduced allocation to digestion, locomotion, growth, or reproduction.

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