Study Supports and Expands the Primate Brain Lag Hypothesis

https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-lag-evolutionary-30977/

If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking?

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/if-humans-are-getting-smarter-why-are-our-brains-shrinking

Scaled up to size, a raccoon brain would contain roughly the same number of neurons as a human brain.

https://fortune.com/2026/01/16/are-raccoons-intelligent-drunk-passed-out-in-liquor-store-neuroscientist-nearby/?utm_source=native_share&utm_medium=mobile&utm_campaign=social_share

Microbes may hold the key to brain evolution

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-microbes-key-brain-evolution.html

Evolution may have capped human brain size to balance energy costs and survival

https://www.psypost.org/evolution-may-have-capped-human-brain-size-to-balance-energy-costs-and-survival/

Rare seasonal brain shrinkage in shrews is driven by water loss, not cell death, MRI study reveals

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-rare-seasonal-brain-shrinkage-shrews.html

Bigger Brains and Strong Immunity Linked to Longer Lifespans

https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-size-immunity-longevvity-28857/

Gene expression shifts help explain how a shrew changes brain size to match the seasons

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-gene-shifts-shrew-brain-size.html

Why did humans evolve big brains? A new idea bodes ill for our future

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26334991-100-why-did-humans-evolve-big-brains-a-new-idea-bodes-ill-for-our-future/

Study links relative brain volume to temperament in diverse dog breeds

https://phys.org/news/2024-11-links-brain-volume-temperament-diverse.html

The Larger Brains of Humans Come With a Tragic Cost, Study Finds

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-larger-brains-of-humans-come-with-a-tragic-cost-study-finds

Size doesn't matter for mammals with more complex brains, according to new study

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-size-doesnt-mammals-complex-brains.html

A Change in The Development of Our Ovaries Could Have Led to Bigger Brains

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-change-in-the-development-of-our-ovaries-could-have-led-to-bigger-

brains

Scientists Discover T. Rex Less Intelligent Than Believed

https://www.miragenews.com/scientists-discover-t-rex-less-intelligent-than-1224082/

What makes us human? UT Southwestern uncovers clues behind brain evolution

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023/11/08/what-makes-us-human-ut-southwestern-uncovers-clues-behind-brain-evolution/

Sing Smart: Vocal Learning Linked to Problem Solving Skills and Brain Size

https://scitechdaily.com/sing-smart-vocal-learning-linked-to-problem-solving-skills-and-brain-size/

All animal intelligence was shaped by just 5 leaps in brain evolution

https://theconversation.com/all-animal-intelligence-was-shaped-by-just-5-leaps-in-brain-evolution-208753?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton 

Homo naledi had a brain one-third the size of humans but displayed intelligence far beyond, according to new discovery

https://abcnews.go.com/US/homo-naledi-brain-size-humans-displayed-intelligence-new/story?id=99838407

No, the Human Brain Did Not Shrink 3,000 Years Ago

https://neurosciencenews.com/evolution-brain-shrinkage-21195/

O que há de especial no cérebro humano que nos torna mais inteligentes que outros animais?

https://zap.aeiou.pt/especial-cerebro-humano-inteligentes-481580