Lead researcher Dr Danny Longman rowing with the Cambridge  探花直播 Boat Club. This is an example of the type and standard of the sample population used in the study.

'Selfish brain' wins out when competing with muscle power, study finds

20 October 2017

New research on our internal trade-off when physical and mental performance are put in direct competition has found that cognition takes less of a hit, suggesting more energy is diverted to the brain than body muscle. Researchers say the findings support the 鈥榮elfish brain鈥 theory of human evolution.

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Running

Distance running may be an evolutionary 鈥榮ignal鈥 for desirable male genes

08 April 2015

New research shows that males with higher 鈥榬eproductive potential鈥 are better distance runners. This may have been used by females as a reliable signal of high male genetic quality during our hunter-gatherer past, as good runners are more likely to have other traits of good hunters and providers, such as intelligence and generosity.

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