A recent study concerning the size of the frontal cortex in relation to proclivity to social activity in animals was carried out.
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"In her latest study, Sakai examined the digitally recreated brains of three species in the Procyonid family – the raccoon, the coatimundi and the kinkajou – and found the coatimundi had the largest frontal cortex. The frontal cortex is thought to regulate social interaction, and the coatimundi is by far the most social of the three animals, often living in bands of 20 or more."
The other three animals included in the study were hyenas, lions and raccoons.
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