Aging is associated with larger brain mass and volume in homing pigeons (Columba livia)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.01.007
Abstract: In mammals, the brain decreases in mass and volume as a function of age. The current study is, to the best of our knowledge, the first to investigate age-related changes in brain mass and volume… read more here.
Keywords: mass; brain mass; mass volume; homing pigeons ... See more keywords
Play behaviour, not tool using, relates to brain mass in a sample of birds
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76572-7
Abstract: Play behaviour and tool using in birds, two well-delineated and amply researched behaviours, have generally been associated with cognitive abilities. In this study, these behaviours were related to relative brain mass in a sample of… read more here.
Keywords: play behaviour; tool using; tool; brain mass ... See more keywords
Meningovascular Syphilis Presenting as a Brain Mass in an Immunocompetent Male
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofab455
Abstract: Abstract We present a case of a human immunodeficiency virus–negative man with syphilitic meningovascular disease with subjacent involvement of brain parenchyma leading to a mass-forming inflammatory lesion that was pathologically distinct from a typical gumma.… read more here.
Keywords: syphilis presenting; mass; brain mass; meningovascular syphilis ... See more keywords
Modified formulas for calculation of encephalization: quotient in dogs
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-021-05638-0
Abstract: Objective Dogs are a breed of animals that play important roles in security service, companionship, hunting, guard, work and models of research for application in humans. Intelligence is the key factor to success in life,… read more here.
Keywords: encephalization quotient; brain mass; body; body weight ... See more keywords