Onur Güntürkün accepted the invitation to become a member of the Editorial Board of Brain, Behavior and Evolution (Karger). Birds are meanwhile a key taxonomic group to understand the evolution of brain and behavior in vertebrates. And in this endeavor, the analysis of cognition gains importance. These were the reasons why Georg Striedter, the Editor-in-Chief of Brain, Behavior and Evolution invited Onur Güntürkün to come onboard to help steering this journal.