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The spandrel may be related to culture not brainfunction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Andrew N. Iwaniuk  and
Ian Q. Whishaw
Andrew N. Iwaniuk
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia brainsize@yahoo.ca
Ian Q. Whishaw
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, T1K-3M4, Canada whishaw@uleth.ca
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Abstract

Finlay et al. describe a method of examining brain evolution, but ithas limits that may hinder extrapolation to all vertebrate taxa orthe understanding of how brains work. For example, members ofdifferent orders have brain and behavioral organization that arefundamentally different. Future investigations should incorporate aphylogenetic approach and more attention to behavior to further testtheir conclusions.

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Brief Report
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 288
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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