Sociality and the evolution of intelligence

Alan C. Kamil

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2004.03.002

Sociality and the evolution of intelligence

Alan C. Kamil

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Abstract

Two recently published studies provide important new data relevant to the evolution of human intelligence. Both studies of social behavior in baboons, Bergman et al. demonstrated that baboons use two criteria simultaneously to classify other troop members, and Silk et al. showed that highly social female baboons have higher reproductive success than less social females. Taken together, these studies provide strong evidence for the importance of social context in cognitive evolution.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	195-197
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	8
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2004.03.002
State	Published - May 2004
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

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