Brain capacity increases as social networks grow

Monkey brains grow bigger with every cagemate they acquire, according to a new study by primatologists at Oxford University.

Results from the study show that certain parts of the brain associated with processing social information expand in response to an increasingly complex social environment.

For a preview of the findings see: http://www.livescience.com/16865-social-network-monkey-brain.html

The full research article will be published in the journal Science on the 4th of November 2011.