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youCanCallMeDragon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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 The expression “bird brain” is so outdated we need to stop using it.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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qarbone@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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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- QuaternionsRock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Well, no one in a 90s-era sitcom has used the phrase in decades either :P
  
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DroneRights@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I haven’t heard anyone say bird brain in the past decade

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kaesaecracker@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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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MonkderZweite@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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).

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