Thomas Rejsenhus Jensen
Cognitive Comparisons of Sauropsida and Synapsida. The evolution of cognition through deep time
Lund University Cognitive Studies
2024 | 87 p. | English

ISSN: 1101-8453
ISBN: 978-91-89874-65-7, 978-91-89874-66-4

Mammals and birds have independently evolved complex neurocognition
despite their phylogenetic separation for 325 million years. This thesis
investigates and compares the evolution of core cognitive functions and social
cognition in these two lineages through comparative studies of 21 mammal
and archosaur species – to shed light on the evolution of cognition through
deep time.