"Ovary Evolution Linked to Bigger Human Brains"

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"Ovary Evolution Linked to Bigger Human Brains"
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A new study by Mauricio González-Forero suggests that human brain expansion may have been driven by energy reallocation from ovarian follicle growth to brain development, rather than direct selection for larger brains. This theory challenges previous ideas that brain size increased due to social or ecological pressures, highlighting the role of reproductive constraints in human evolution.

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