Cranial kinesis allows modern birds to eat a wider variety of foods and use their beaks as multifunctional tools.

Qi was able to show that another chemical messenger called acetylcholine can trigger dopamine release in the bird’s brain ...

Scientists suggest that bigger brains in bird ancestors led to more flexible skulls, playing a key role in their evolution.

The ancestors of living birds had a brain shape much different from other dinosaurs (including other early birds). This suggests that brain differences may have affected survival during the mass ...

When the lights change, the birds hop in front of the cars and place ... He could say the words for colors and shapes and, apparently, use them meaningfully. He has learned the labels for more ...

Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a ...

A turning point in their evolution was the development of larger brains, which in turn led to changes in the size and shape of their ... from dinosaurs to birds When the team analyzed data from the 3D ...

2025 — New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the ...