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Scientists studied 94 fossils and living animals to understand how our ancestors developed their gripping abilities. The study, published in the journal Communications Biology, looked at primate species from lemurs to neanderthals and found the brain co-evolved with manual dexterity to help with gripping small objects. Large brains and dexterous hands are considered pivotal in human evolution, together making possible technology, culture and colonisation of diverse environments, the research authors said.
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