• Dale
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    457 months ago

    You’re supposed to reevaluate brain size as a measure of intelligence. The expression “bird brain” is so outdated we need to stop using it. Bird neurons are significantly smaller than ours, so they can fit a lot more brain in a smaller volume.

    While you’re at it, you should probably reevaluate everything about intelligence and memory because apparently jellyfish have memories despite having no brain or ganglia of any kind.

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      157 months ago

      I’m not an older sibling in a 90s-era kids sitcom, so I haven’t used the phrase “bird-brain” in decades…

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      87 months ago

      Also some insects dissolve in their cocoons to a handful of cells and yet still maintain memories from their larva stage

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      7 months ago

      Bird neurons are significantly smaller than ours

      The neurons themselves? Because human axons are already as small as can be; they sometimes missfire because of this (brain is built around that, no worries).