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ArticlePNAS nexus2025

Larger brains and relatively smaller cerebella in Asian elephants compared with African savanna elephants.

Malav Shah, Olivia Heise, Peter Buss, Lin-Mari de Klerk-Lorist, Stefan Hetzer, John-Dylan Haynes, Thomas Hildebrandt, Michael Brecht

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Malav ShahBernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Haus 6, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Olivia HeiseBernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Haus 6, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
Peter BussVeterinary Wildlife Services, Kruger National Park, South African National Parks, Skukuza 01350, South Africa.
Lin-Mari de Klerk-LoristSouth African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), Skukuza, Mpumalanga 01350, South Africa.
Stefan HetzerBerlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (BCAN), Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Sauerbruchweg 4, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin 10117, Germany.
John-Dylan HaynesBerlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging (BCAN), Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Sauerbruchweg 4, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin 10117, Germany.
Thomas HildebrandtLeibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Alfred-Kowalke-Strasse 17, D-10315 Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8685-4733
Michael BrechtBernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Haus 6, 10115 Berlin, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5387-0953

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elephants are the largest terrestrial animals, but our knowledge of their brains is limited. We studied brain size, proportions, and development in Asian (

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African elephantAsian elephantbrain evolutionbrain growthbrain size

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