The social brain hypothesis

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 178-190

  Dunbar, Robin I M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Brain size; Mind reading; Neocortex; Primates; Social brain hypothesis; Social skills

Indexed keywords

PRIMATES;

EID: 0032221027     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6505(1998)6:5<178::AID-EVAN5>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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