Ximena is discussing the differences in the size of the prefrontal cortex across various species with her psychology study group.The students are hypothesizing as to what environmental pressure may have led to this difference.What does your text suggest could have caused this?

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The text suggests that the size of the prefrontal cortex in different species is related to the social complexity of the species, with species that have more complex social behaviors (such as primates) having larger prefrontal cortices. This suggests that social cognition may have been a driving environmental pressure for the evolution of larger prefrontal cortices.

Ximena Is Discussing the Differences in the Size of the Prefrontal