Does 'Relationship Intelligence' Make Big Brains in Birds?

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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Does 'Relationship Intelligence' Make Big Brains in Birds?

Isabella B.R. Scheiber, * Open Modal Brigitte M. Weiβ Katharina Hirschenhauser Claudia A.F. Wascher Iulia T. Nedelcu Kurt Kotrschal
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The Open Biology Journal • 27 Feb 2008 • RESEARCH ARTICLE • DOI: 10.2174/1874196700801010006

Abstract

Lately, Emery et al. developed a bird-specific modification of the “social brain hypothesis”, termed “relationship intelligence hypothesis”. Although the idea may be valuable, we doubt that it is supported by sufficient evidence and critically discuss some of the arguments raised by the authors in favour of their new idea.