Iodine is critical for brain development,particularly the higher cognitive functions of the brain. In an exciting new article, now published in BMC Zoology, and researchers represent how the foraging activities of bonobos in the Congo basin give us an insight into how prehistoric humans obtained this nutrient,and is the first report of iodine consumption by a nonhuman primate.
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Source: biomedcentral.com