Crows' memories are made of this: Scientists discover neurons allowing crows to remember short-term

Date:

June 4, 2014

Source:

Universitaet Tübingen

Summary:

Researchers have discovered neurons allowing crows to remember short-term, although their brains are different from ours. An important prerequisite for intelligence is a good short-term memory which can store and process the information needed for ongoing processes. This "working memory" is a kind of mental notepad -- without it, we could not follow a conversation, do mental arithmetic, or play any simple game.

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