Chimp, bonobo study sheds light on the social brain
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 - 12:00
in Psychology & Sociology
It's been a puzzle why our two closest living primate relatives, chimpanzees and bonobos, have widely different social traits, despite belonging to the same genus. Now, a comparative analysis of their brains shows neuroanatomical differences that may be responsible for these behaviours, from the aggression more typical of chimpanzees to the social tolerance of bonobos...