Published in Nature Communications · View the paper (DOI)
Researchers have visualized the oldest known Old World monkey skull, revealing a tiny but remarkably wrinkled brain. The ancient creature's brain supports the idea that brain complexity can evolve before brain size in primates, contradicting conventional wisdom.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Old World monkey had tiny, complex brain Duke University · Jul 3, 2015 · first to report
- Complexity before size: Old world monkey had a tiny but complex brain Max-Planck-Gesellschaft · Jul 8, 2015