Recently developed methods in computational neuroethology have enabled increasingly
detailed and comprehensive quantification of animal movements and behavioral kinematics …

Highlights•Single-neuron activity was recorded in crows performing delayed response
tasks.•Neurons in nidopallium caudolatererale signal cognitive variables.•Nidopallium …

Despite the long, separate evolutionary history of birds and mammals, both lineages
developed a rich behavioral repertoire of remarkably similar executive control generated by …

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 …

Many animals can associate signs with numerical values and use these signs in a goal-
directed way during task performance. However, the neuronal basis of this semantic …

Executive functions arise from multiple regions of the brain acting in concert. To facilitate
such cross-regional computations, the brain is organized into distinct executive networks …

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

We are surrounded by an endless variation of objects. The ability to categorize these objects
represents a core cognitive competence of humans and possibly all vertebrates. Research …

Crows are corvid songbirds that exhibit remarkable cognitive control, including their ability to
vocalize on command. The activity of single neurons from the crow's associative …

Working memory (WM), the representation of information held accessible for manipulation
over time, is an essential component of all higher cognitive abilities. It allows for complex …