"Bird brained" is a stupid insult. Birds are the only other animal group that can do complex problem solving because they have a hyperpallium, which is similar in function to the neocortex.

We redefine the borders of the bird-specific “hyperpallium”, which was regarded as being homologous to the mammalian neocortex by many, and find that only a fraction of cells in this region is truly homologous to a subset of neurons in the mammalian neocortex.

🚨New Paper out in #PNAS: "Spatial coding in the #hippocampus and #hyperpallium of flying #owls"🦉 Very cool study using wireless neural logger in freeflying birds! #navigation #placecells @GutfreundS @AyeletSarel @derdikman @GutfreundYoram @PNASNews @theNASciences

which is important if you happen to fly. The brain cases of both Dinosaurs and birds show the development of the the hyperpallium & growth of the cerebrum from non avian Dinosaurs, bit by bit, to the birds we see today!...2/3 #BenchFacts #Dinosaurs #Paleontology

Learn from a bench and get rid of stuff! It's time go get bird brained with the Dinosaurs! Birds have a bulge shape on the top of their brain called hyperpallium, or wulst. This area of their brain helps birds process where things are...1/3 #BenchFacts #Dinosaurs #Paleontology