Some birds can perform amazing cognitive feats - even though their forebrains seem to just consist of lumps of grey cells, while mammalian forebrains harbour a highly complex neocortex.

New research on a well-preserved ancient bird skull suggests that the bird species that survived the cataclysm had bigger cerebrums, or forebrains — the front region of the brain. Although it's ...

In contrast, the forebrains of all modern birds are hugely enlarged, spreading above the optic lobes and pushing the whole brain into a new arrangement. There are dozens of other known bird ...

The research will focus on two key processes involved in development of neural circuitry in the forebrains of young mammals as they grow. One of these processes concerns the formation of ...

Previous research had shown that the activity of a gene called parvalbumin is boosted in special areas in the forebrains of song-learning birds compared with non-learners. Jarvis wanted to confirm ...

The findings were published last week in the journal Cell. In one paper, researchers grew mice with forebrains made from rat cells, and they found the rodents developed normally. In another ...

The findings indicate that the expanded forebrains found among living birds helped them adapt to a rapidly changing world, the researchers reported on July 30 in Science Advances. “A unique ...

A study has stated that the portions of the brain that are critical for complex cognitive functions, including decision-making, self-awareness and creativity, are immature at birth in both ...