This bird has higher IQ level than apes | 台北市立動物園資訊網

2018年7月4日—NeuroscientistsfromtheuniversityofAlbertahaveidentifiedparrotsasthemostintelligentbird.Afewyearsago,scientistsfromCharles ...

A few years ago, scientists from Charles University in Prague had found that birds have higher intellect when compared with animals and mammals.

Scientists noticed that crows and parrots use remarkable skills such as using tools, recognising themselves in the mirror or learning to speak words.

Although birds have tiny little brains, they manage intellectual feats and it is quite mysterious for the scientists.

Recently, neuroscientists from the University of Alberta have identified the neural circuit that may underlay intelligence in birds. Like humans, birds too have evolved, with a potential to provide the neural basis of human intelligence, mentioned the study.

"An area of the brain that plays a major role in primate intelligence is called the pontine nuclei," explained Cristian Gutierrez-Ibanez, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology.

"This structure transf...