![]() ![]() Human sensory bias on what birds can perceive.Shedding many biases that have limited research….Why so many new insights coming up now?.Different approach to building powerful brains than mammals, which use larger neurons to connect distant regions.Concentrated in forebrain regions associated with intelligence → some parrots, corvids, have higher neuron counts there than monkeys!.More compact neurons: smaller, tightly packed, more numerous → efficient & high-speed sensory abs nervous systems.How do birds have capacity for such complex cognition given small brain size?.Novel or unusual behavior is often intelligent behavior.How to measure intelligence in birds? Behavioral flexibility = how inventive the species is in its natural environment, whether it makes use of new things to solve problems.C & S America → greatest diversity of birds, many unique behaviors. ![]() Many Australian species! Aussie birds occupy more ecological niches than others → longer lived, more intelligent. ![]() ![]()
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