Parrots have evolved a primate-like telencephalic-midbrain-cerebellar circuit
Parrots have evolved a primate-like telencephalic-midbrain-cerebellar circuit
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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It is widely accepted that parrots show remarkable cognitive abilities. In mammals, the evolution of complex cognitive abilities is associated with increases in the size of the telencephalon and cerebellum as well as the pontine nuclei, which connect these two regions. Parrots have relatively large telencephalons that rival those of primates, but w...
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Parrots have evolved a primate-like telencephalic-midbrain-cerebellar circuit
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2045-2322
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2045-2322
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10.1038/s41598-018-28301-4
