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 …

There are numerous publications on methods and applications for awake functional MRI
across different species, eg, voles, rabbits, cats, dogs, and rhesus macaques. Each of these …

Mammalian sleep has been implicated in maintaining a healthy extracellular environment in
the brain. During wakefulness, neuronal activity leads to the accumulation of toxic proteins …

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 …

The avian telencephalic structure nidopallium caudolaterale (NCL) functions as an analog to
the mammalian prefrontal cortex. In crows, corvid songbirds, it plays a crucial role in higher …

Brains are among the most energetically costly tissues in the mammalian body. 1 This is
predominantly caused by expensive neurons with high glucose demands. 2 Across …

Awake rodent fMRI is becoming a promising non-invasive brain imaging module when
investigating large-scale brain function given behavioral tasks. Previous studies have either …

Filial imprinting, a crucial ethological paradigm, provides insights into the neurobiology of
early learning and its long-term impact on behaviour. To date, invasive techniques like …

The current study aimed to reveal in detail patterns of intrahippocampal connectivity in
homing pigeons (Columba livia). In light of recent physiological evidence suggesting …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging, as a non-invasive technique, offers unique
opportunities to assess brain function and connectivity under a broad range of applications …