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Paleoanthropology

the ratio of a species' actual brain size to the brain size expected for its body size, used to compare relative brain size across species.

In paleoanthropology, encephalization quotient refers to the ratio of a species' actual brain size to the brain size expected for its body size, used to compare relative brain size across species. This meaning comes from Jerison (1973) in Evolution of the brain and intelligence.[1]

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Jerison, H. J. (1973). Evolution of the brain and intelligence. Academic Press. ISBN 9780123852502

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