Comparative Brain

Comparative Brain

Check out the fascinating Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections maintained by Wally Welker, John Irwin Johnson, Adrianne Noe. http://neurosciencelibrary.org/Specimens/index.html

Choose two mammals from different species to compare. Please stay away from humans and primates, as we have already discussed these in detail.
1. Summarize differences that you see in the organization of the brains.

2. Note how the differences in brain organization relate to what you know about the behavior of this species. Is there evidence of increased complexity related to intelligence in this case?