Cervelli diversi (Different Brains)

Interview and expert contribution to “Cervelli diversi” (“Different Brains”), a popular-science feature by Giovanna Camardo published in Focus, a major Italian science magazine (Mondadori Media).

The article explores the diversity of animal intelligence across species, drawing on research in comparative cognition. I contributed expert commentary on corvid intelligence, including social learning and memory in crows, the neural organisation and high neuronal density of avian brains, and our research demonstrating sophisticated sequential tool use and prospective planning in New Caledonian crows.

The feature discusses findings from our research on metatool use and planning, identifies me as a researcher at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and includes a photograph of a New Caledonian crow using tools, supplied by our research group (photo credit: Elsa Loissel).

The activity contributed to communicating research on animal cognition and intelligence to a broad, non-specialist Italian readership.