I haven’t heard anyone say bird brain in the past decade
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youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world 7 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 The expression “bird brain” is so outdated we need to stop using it.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.
DroneRights@lemm.ee 7 months ago
kaesaecracker@leminal.space 7 months ago
Also some insects dissolve in their cocoons to a handful of cells and yet still maintain memories from their larva stage
MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 7 months ago
Bird neurons are significantly smaller than ours, so they can fit a lot more brain in a smaller volume.
The neurons themselves? Because human axons are already as small as can be; they sometimes missfire because of this (brain is built around than, no worries).
qarbone@lemmy.world 7 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…
QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Well, no one in a 90s-era sitcom has used the phrase in decades either :P