(07-28-2014, 11:03 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:(07-28-2014, 07:46 PM)Zyrusticae Wrote: Part of the reason we're weaker is because our brains are actually holding us back in order to prevent us from damaging ourselves in the process of exertion.Â
I would really l like a citation on this, because I have literally never heard this before.
Here is the article Zyrusticae is likely referring to. While it's a suggestive study, it doesn't really examine causality, and I would hesitate to claim its hypothesis as fact. I would want to see similar studies across a greater range of species (and not just primates - dolphins are arguably more intelligent than humans, but they have not sacrificed much in the way of physical strength, though they do have the benefit of being aquatic) before considering a causal link.
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