The Impressive Counting Skills of the Parrot Alex Included the Ability

question 13

Multiple Choice

The impressive counting skills of the parrot Alex included the ability to

• A)count objects he had never seen before
• B)count up to six objects
• C)say both the number of objects and their name
• D)all of the above

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Definitions:

Santiago Ramón Y Cajal

A Spanish neuroscientist recognized as one of the founders of modern neuroscience, renowned for his pioneering work on the structure of the nervous system.

Synapses

Junctions between two nerve cells, allowing them to communicate through electrical or chemical signals.

Donald Hebb

A Canadian psychologist who proposed that learning and memory are functions of the connections between neurons, summarized by the phrase "cells that fire together, wire together."

Hippocampus

A major component of the brain in humans and other vertebrates, associated with memory formation, navigation, and spatial awareness.