Avian Brain Nomenclature Consortium
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The Avian Brain Nomenclature Consortium is a group of neuroscientist
s working on standardizing and updating the scientific language used to describe parts of bird
brain
s. As evidence increases that birds are intelligent, standardization of bird brain lexicon becomes necessary.
The Consortium use neurochemical, behavioral, and genetic findings to help standardize the lexicon.
Neuroscientist
A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields...
s working on standardizing and updating the scientific language used to describe parts of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
brain
Brain
The brain is the center of the nervous system in all vertebrate and most invertebrate animals—only a few primitive invertebrates such as sponges, jellyfish, sea squirts and starfishes do not have one. It is located in the head, usually close to primary sensory apparatus such as vision, hearing,...
s. As evidence increases that birds are intelligent, standardization of bird brain lexicon becomes necessary.
The Consortium use neurochemical, behavioral, and genetic findings to help standardize the lexicon.