Bigger brains help primates better deal with conflict

Any primates with larger brains have the ability to manage populations, better deal with conflicts than other primates that are interesting new scientific stories that are receiving the attention of many people.

Accordingly, a team of University of Manchester scientists has announced that the size difference of primates is closely related to population management as well as coping and conflict resolution. wild environment.
And the results show that primates with larger brains are able to manage populations, better deal with conflicts than other primates.

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To this conclusion, the University of Manchester team compared the brain , brain group and corresponding behavior of the species. Data were collected from 45 different wild populations of 23 primates.

The study results clearly show that there is a correlation between brain size and primate behavior including individualism factors, community management, primate group, as well as ability to solve. conflict resolution.

In particular, the Chacma baboons , black lemurs, white-handed gibbons are considered to have larger brains and hence individualism, community management, primate group, ability to solve. conflict is better than that of brown lemurs, black monkeys .

" Our research indicates that increased brain size may be a result of high competition in large species groups. It seems that primates with large brains have developed the ability to think spiritually. to work out strategies to cope with conflicts and conflicts in wild populations '. - Veronica researcher from Manchester School of Earth and Environment Science said in a press release.

This study is said to be very important. Before primates were evaluated as socially aware animal groups, the herd population was better than other animals. This may be the premise for more in-depth study of individualism, resolution, conflict, conflict, and herd management of primates with large brains.

In addition, the team also showed that primates with large brains not only manage and resolve conflicts better, but they can also be aggressive if the members of the group revolt. And the bigger the group, the better the ability to manage, resolve conflicts and the aggressiveness of these big brain primates will grow.

Researcher Susanne Shultz concluded: " It seems that large brain primates have developed good brains to cope with the frequent conflict challenges that occur in wild group populations ."

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