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

Modern machine learning has subverted and bypassed the theoretical framework of
Chomsky's generative approach to linguistics, including its core claims to particular insights …

A comprehensive neural model of language must accommodate four components:
representations, operations, structures and encoding. Recent intracranial research has …

Recursive procedures that allow placing a vocal signal inside another of a similar kind
provide a neuro-computational blueprint for syntax and phonology in spoken language and …

We develop a mathematical approach to formally proving that certain neural computations
and representations exist based on patterns observed in an organism's behaviour. To …

We discuss recent findings suggesting that non-human animals lack memory for stimulus
sequences, and therefore do not represent the order of stimuli faithfully. These observations …

Working memory (WM) is a crucial element of the higher cognition of primates and corvid
songbirds. Despite its importance, WM has a severely limited capacity and is vulnerable to …

Behavioural signatures of voluntary, endogenous selective attention have been found in
both mammals and birds, but the relationship between performance benefits at attended and …

Highlights•Studies in corvids have mostly focused on their complex cognitive
abilities.•Corvids are songbirds but are not traditionally studied for sensorimotor processes …

The emergence of consciousness from brain activity constitutes one of the great riddles in
biology. It is commonly assumed that only the conscious perception of the presence of a …