Bird brains predate birds themselves: 'Flight-ready' brain was present in some non-avian dinosaurs

[PhysOrg]

New research provides evidence that dinosaurs evolved the brainpower necessary for flight well before they actually took to the air as birds. Based on high-resolution X-ray computed tomographic (CT) scans, the study, published today in Nature, takes a comprehensive look at the so-called "bird brain."

 

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