How Are the Functional and Structural Brain Differences That Have

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How are the functional and structural brain differences that have been associated with the Big Five personality traits different from the claims made by the phrenologists?

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Definitions:

Exaggerated Grasping Structures

Physical adaptations in organisms that allow for improved ability to grasp or hold objects, often seen in limbs or appendages.

Social Monogamy

A behavioral strategy where an individual forms a long-term pair bond with another individual, often involving shared parental duties, despite not necessarily being sexually exclusive.

Sexual Monogamy

A mating system in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime or during a specific breeding season.

Mammal Species

Diverse groups within the class Mammalia, characterized by having warm-blood, fur or hair, and, in females, milk-producing mammary glands.