In Mammals, Advanced Cognition Is Usually Correlated with a Large

question 5

Multiple Choice

In mammals, advanced cognition is usually correlated with a large and very convoluted cerebral cortex, but birds are capable of sophisticated cognition because they have ________.

• A) a more advanced cerebellum
• B) a cerebellum with several flat layers
• C) a pallium with neurons clustered into nuclei
• D) microvilli to increase the brain's surface area

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