Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence by Emery, Nathan
Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence by Emery, Nathan

Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence

Why birds are smarter than we think Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which...
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Author: Nathan Emery
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Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence by Emery, Nathan

Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence

CHF 39.89
Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence by Emery, Nathan

Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence

CHF 39.89
Author: Nathan Emery
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Why birds are smarter than we think

Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now know that some birds have complex internal worlds as well. This beautifully illustrated book provides an engaging exploration of the avian mind, revealing how science is exploding one of the most widespread myths about our feathered friends--and changing the way we think about intelligence in other animals as well.

Bird Brain looks at the structures and functions of the avian brain, and describes the extraordinary behaviors that different types of avian intelligence give rise to. It offers insights into crows, jays, magpies, and other corvids--the "masterminds" of the avian world--as well as parrots and some less-studied species from around the world. This lively and accessible book shows how birds have sophisticated brains with abilities previously thought to be uniquely human, such as mental time travel, self-recognition, empathy, problem solving, imagination, and insight.

Written by a leading expert and featuring a foreword by Frans de Waal, renowned for his work on animal intelligence, Bird Brain shines critical new light on the mental lives of birds.

Author: Nathan Emery
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 09/06/2016
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.05lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.10w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780691165172


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About the Author
Nathan Emery is senior lecturer in cognitive biology at Queen Mary University of London. His research interests focus on what corvids, apes, and parrots understand about their social and physical worlds, especially others' mental states, insight, and imagination, as well as the psychology and evolution of innovation and creativity. He is currently working with the ravens at the Tower of London. He is the coeditor of Social Intelligence: From Brain to Culture and The Cognitive Neuroscience of Social Behaviour, and is on the editorial board of the journals Animal Cognition and Journal of Comparative Psychology. He is the author of more than eighty publications, including papers in Nature, Science, and Current Biology. His work has been extensively covered by international newspapers and magazines, in books, and on TV.
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