Humans have big brains to keep track of social things

# Humans have big brains to keep track of social things Possible counter evidence: ### Vulturine guineafowl create complex societies despite small brains [Vulturine guineafowl create complex societies despite small brains](http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/lVsSCmzCbjDjdnuRCidyfXBWcNuQnT?format=multipart) Relatively small-brained vulturine guineafowl, which live in eastern Africa, are able to weave complex, multilevel societal structures not unlike human society, according to findings published in Current Biology. "Having a multilevel structure may, in and of itself, not require having a large brain," says study author Damien Farine.  [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Humans+have+big+brains+to+keep+track+of+social+things) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Humans+have+big+brains+to+keep+track+of+social+things)