Woody Allen once famously said that the brain was his second favorite organ. And it is well-established that having a big one, as with Allen's "first favorite" organ (I'm guessing he wasn't referring to his liver), confers high status on its owner.
But what are big brains for?
The intuitive, straightforward response -- that big brains are linked with higher intelligence -- had, surprisingly, not found adequate support until recently.
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