2 papers
cs.NE2026
Big Brains and Changing Environments: Cause or Consequence?
Sian Heesom-Green, Jonathan Shock, Geoff Nitschke
Large brains are metabolically costly, and associations with changing environments do not imply they evolved there, as the Cognitive Buffer Hypothesis (CBH) would suggest. They may…
cs.NE2025
Energy Costs and Neural Complexity Evolution in Changing Environments
Sian Heesom-Green, Jonathan Shock, Geoff Nitschke
The Cognitive Buffer Hypothesis (CBH) posits that larger brains evolved to enhance survival in changing conditions. However, larger brains also carry higher energy demands, imposin…