Not exact matches
They are
thought to be part of the reason why the human
brain has developed advanced cognitive abilities beyond that of most other
mammals.
This is
thought to be related to a human baby's rapid
brain growth in infancy, compared to other
mammals.
«For years, we
thought that only advanced
brains like those of
mammals would have this complex reaction,» Chalasani says.
We know this because of what neuroscience has discovered —
mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles (and now, it appears, invertebrates like bees and octopi) share common
brain structures and processes that govern
thinking and feeling.
«
Mammals didn't get our larger
brains for
thinking,» says co-author Zhe - Xi Luo, a paleontologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
I mean, it is as I
think everybody in this audience knows the old dogma used to be that adult humans, like all adult
mammals, we didn't generate new
brain cells.
«For years, we
thought that only advanced
brains like those of
mammals would have this complex reaction,» explains Chalasani.
«For years, we
thought that only advanced
brains like those of
mammals would have this complex reaction,» Chalasani said.
They are
thought to be part of the reason why the human
brain has developed advanced cognitive abilities beyond that of most other
mammals.
Throwing the insult «bird
brain» at someone you
think in stupid could start to backfire; birds have smart centers in their
brains like
mammals.