The social brain hypothesis (an explanation for the evolution of brain size in primates) predicts that humans typically cannot maintain more than 150 relationships at any one time. The constraint is partly cognitive (ultimately determined by some aspect of brain volume) and partly one of time. Frien
Social cognition on the Internet: testing constraints on social network size
β Scribed by Dunbar, R. I. M.
- Book ID
- 111899744
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 434 KB
- Volume
- 367
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0080-4622
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The network approach to social reality lacks a theoretical body that backs up the assumption of the working of structural rules. This contribution is an attempt toward investigation of the possibility of a theory of the effects of network properties on social action. The str~i~ture and effects of so
## Abstract ## Objective To determine whether more frequent engagement in larger social networks, and more emotional support protect against cognitive and functional decline with aging. ## Methods We examined the influence of social networks on cognition and instrumental activities of daily livi