Since in mammals, advanced cognition is usually correlated with a large and very convoluted neocortex, how can birds, which have no such structure, be capable of sophisticated processing?
A)They have a more advanced cerebellum.
B)They have a pallium with several flat layers.
C)They have a pallium with neurons clustered into nuclei.
D)They have microvilli to increase the brain's surface area.

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Birds have a pallium with neurons clustered into nuclei, which allows for sophisticated processing despite lacking a convoluted neocortex.

Since in Mammals, Advanced Cognition Is Usually Correlated with a Large