Recent analyses of an old data set are starting to reveal patterns in the evolution of mammalian brains. The latest study shows that mammalian groups are characterized by basic similarities in brain proportions.
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Kaas, J., Collins, C. Evolving ideas of brain evolution. Nature 411, 141–142 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35075681
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