In mammals, advanced cognition is usually correlated with a large and very convoluted cerebral cortex, but birds are capable of sophisticated cognition because they have ________.
A) a more advanced cerebellum
B) a cerebellum with several flat layers
C) a pallium with neurons clustered into nuclei
D) microvilli to increase the brain's surface area

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Birds have a specialized region of the brain called the pallium, which is analogous to the cortex of mammals. The neurons in the pallium are clustered into nuclei, allowing for complex cognitive processes to occur.

In Mammals, Advanced Cognition Is Usually Correlated with a Large