How can a brain barely larger than a walnut enable complex thinking? Crows and other birds plan, solve problems and have a good memory.
In his lecture, 'The Parallel Evolution of Complex Thinking', biopsychologist Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Onur Güntürkün of Ruhr University Bochum, winner of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, introduces the world of intelligence research. He demonstrates how birds can perform cognitive tasks despite their small brains, and what this reveals about the evolution of intelligence.
↗ Sunday, September 28, 2025
↗ 7:00 p.m.
↗ Clinical Lecture Hall / Building 7 – Medical Faculty Campus, Leipziger Straße 44, Magdeburg
↗ Admission is free.
↗ The lecture will be held in German.
The lecture opens the XV Learning & Memory Conference, which is aimed at a specialist audience. With this public prelude, we want to create a space where interested guests can meet scientists and engage in conversation about learning, memory and intelligence.