Grey Matters: Bird Brains - Pretty Darn Smart

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Research has changed our concepts of brain organization and provided dramatic evidence showing far greater similarities between brains of birds and brains of all mammals. Harvey Karten explores what goes on inside a bird’s brain. Learn how brains of birds compare to those of humans and other mammals and find out what the study of bird’s brains can teach us about the nature and origins of human brains.

More information about Harvey Karten can be found at:
http://neurograd.ucsd.edu/faculty/detail.php?id=91

Source: UC San Diego

Link to The Teacher's P.E.T. on UCTV:
http://www.uctv.tv/search-details.asp?showID=11954

Standard Category: Biology/Life Sciences
Physiology
Neurophysiology

Series: Grey Matters
http://www.ucsd.tv/greymatters/

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