Many cognitive neuroscientists believe that both a large brain and an isocortex are crucial for complex cognition. Yet corvids and parrots possess non-cortical brains of just 1–25 g, and these birds exhibit cognitive abilities comparable with chimpanzees, which have brains of about 400 g.
On Friday, December 15, 2023, Doro successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled "The neurogenetic basis of human intelligence - how network connectivity mediates the effect of polygenic scores on intelligence". Yes, it’s a long title. But it’s also a very complex topic that requires care, hard work and (of course) intelligence.
Some reports argued that birth complications can increase the occurrence of left handedness and thereby the risk for mental disorders. Is that true? Scientists from Bochum, Hamburg, and Göttingen joined forces and tested 598 healthy participants in depth for functional asymmetries, birth events, and clinical conditions.