Most theories of how human cognition is unique propose specific representational capacities or biases, often thought to arise through evolutionary change. In this Perspective …
Numerical cognition is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom. Domestic chicks are a widely used developmental model for studying numerical cognition. Soon after hatching, chicks can …
G Ungurean, M Behroozi, L Böger, X Helluy… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Mammalian sleep has been implicated in maintaining a healthy extracellular environment in the brain. During wakefulness, neuronal activity leads to the accumulation of toxic proteins …
F Ströckens, K Neves, S Kirchem… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Corvids possess cognitive skills, matching those of nonhuman primates. However, how these species with their small brains achieve such feats remains elusive. Recent studies …
L Wagener, A Nieder - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
The ability to group abstract continuous magnitudes into meaningful categories is cognitively demanding but key to intelligent behavior. To explore its neuronal mechanisms, we trained …
Our view of neural oscillations is currently changing. The dominant picture of sustained oscillations is now often replaced by transient oscillations occurring in bursts. This …
Many cognitive neuroscientists believe that both a large brain and an isocortex are crucial for complex cognition. Yet corvids and parrots possess non-cortical brains of just 1–25 g …
A Reiner - Journal of Comparative Neurology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Noting that some theropod dinosaurs had large brains, large grasping hands, and likely binocular vision, paleontologist Dale Russell suggested that a branch of these dinosaurs …
The nidopallium caudolaterale (NCL), an integration centre in the telencephalon of birds, plays a crucial role in representing and maintaining abstract categories and concepts …