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Re:Parrots pack twice as many neurons as primate brains of t... by soopypoos on Monday March 30, 2026 @06:09PM (#47580344)
"Your Pet Cat Has a Smaller Brain Than Its Wild Ancestors"

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/cat-brains-have-sh...

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Re:Parrots pack twice as many neurons as primate brains of t... by nandomrumber on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @12:07AM (#47582636)
more developed frontal cortexes

And smaller brains

Aren’t mutually exclusive

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Re:Parrots pack twice as many neurons as primate brains of t... by soopypoos on Tuesday March 31, 2026 @07:34PM (#47594879)
Yeah it probably shrank as it developed
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