In this paper, we review one of the oldest paradigms used in animal cognition: the detour
paradigm. The paradigm presents the subject with a situation where a direct route to the …

Cognitive functions are similar in birds and mammals. So, are therefore pallial cellular
circuits and neuronal computations also alike? In search of answers, we move in from bird's …

A longstanding issue in biology is whether the intelligence of animals can be predicted by
absolute or relative brain size. However, progress has been hampered by an insufficient …

The last several decades of research on avian cognition have revealed surprising parallels
between the abilities of birds—most notably corvids—and great apes. Parrots, albeit far less …

Birds are excellent model organisms to study perceptual categorization and concept
formation. The renewed focus on avian neuroscience has sparked an explosion of new data …

Corvids possess cognitive skills, matching those of nonhuman primates. However, how
these species with their small brains achieve such feats remains elusive. Recent studies …

The capacity to be self-aware is regarded as a fundamental difference between humans and
other species. However, growing evidence challenges this notion, indicating that many …

Most theories of how human cognition is unique propose specific representational
capacities or biases, often thought to arise through evolutionary change. In this Perspective …

Despite the long, separate evolutionary history of birds and mammals, both lineages
developed a rich behavioral repertoire of remarkably similar executive control generated by …

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 …