Brains are most simply compared in terms of their size. The relationship between brain size, body size and other variables has been studied across a wide range of vertebrate species. As a rule, brain size increases with body size, but not in a simple linear proportion. In general, smaller animals tend to have larger brains, measured as a fraction of body size. For mammals, the relationship between brain volume and body mass essentially follows a power law with an exponent of about 0.75. This formula describes the central tendency, but every family of mammals departs from it to some degree, in a way that reflects in part the complexity of their behavior. For example, primates have brains 5 to 10 times larger than the formula predicts. Predators tend to have larger brains than their prey, relative to body size. COUNT 3
QSN1 Do predators have larger or smaller brains compared to their prey? ANS1 larger QSN2 In mammals, brain volume and body mass follows a power law with an exponent of what? ANS2 0.75 QSN3 Which group of animals have brains 5-10 times larger than the formula predicts? ANS3 primates