Comparative studies on brain asymmetry date back to the 19th century but then largely
disappeared due to the assumption that lateralization is uniquely human. Since the …

Recent data on the expression of several homeobox genes in the embryonic telencephalon
of mammals, birds and reptiles support the homology of a part of the avian pallium, named …

INTRODUCTION For more than a century, the avian forebrain has been a riddle for
neuroscientists. Birds demonstrate exceptional cognitive abilities comparable to those of …

The standard nomenclature that has been used for many telencephalic and related
brainstem structures in birds is based on flawed assumptions of homology to mammals. In …

Many species of birds, including pigeons, possess demonstrable cognitive capacities, and
some are capable of cognitive feats matching those of apes. Since mammalian cortex is …

The avian caudolateral neostriatum (NCL) was first identified on the basis of its dense
dopaminergic innervation. This fact and data from lesion studies have led to the notion that …

As in humans, song production in birds involves the intricate coordination of at least three
major groups of muscles: namely, those of the syrinx, the respiratory apparatus, and the …

Ascending auditory efferents in birds terminate mainly within Field L2, a cytoarchitectonically
distinct region of the caudomedial telencephalon. The organization of Field L2, and that of its …

Migratory birds can navigate over tens of thousands of kilometers with an accuracy
unobtainable for human navigators. To do so, they use their brains. In this review, we …

Within the avian telencephalon, the dorsal ventricular ridge (DVR) contains higher order and
multimodal integration areas. Using multiple regressions on 17 avian taxa, we show that an …