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The evolution of intelligence: Do we know how to study it?
It is 2017. A 26-year-old me was exploring New York City for the very first time. As a biological anthropologist, I had a strong desire to visit the Bronx Zoo. On that hot summer afternoon at the beginning of September, I headed directly to the Congo Gorilla Forest exhibit. Despite my interest in the evolution of intelligence and complex behavior, that long-lasting curiosity that I was able to transform into a career, I have never seen these majestic animals live before. What I perceived that day changed my life forever.

Get to know the fascinating galaxy that you have inside your head
In my previous post, The evolution of intelligence: Do we know how to study it?, I have proposed an operative definition of intelligence to study the cognitive adaptations across species. I also insisted that the only way to do that is via comparative neuroanatomy. Understanding the brain is of crucial importance, especially in the light of the current events: growing stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the adverse effects of social isolation, and the lack of certainties in our foreseeable future. Neuroscience is considered to be the science of the XXI century.

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