Mammalian intelligence depends mostly on the folds present in the cortex. The more folded the cortex the smarter. If you compare a rat brain to a human brain, the rats brain will be alot smoother and flatter.
Mammalian brains are extremely large compared to other animals. This makes it very easy to learn and gain the intelligence necessary to adapt and survive.
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They are called sulci (plural of sulcus).
helps increase the brain's surface area
The meandering ridges and valleys of brain coral give it the appearance of a mammalian brain.
Every part of the brain - except possibly the brain stem, where involuntary processes are - contributes to intelligence.
Surface area.
A mammal's brain is about 15 times heavier than the brain of a similarly sized fish, amphibian, or reptile.
a brain surgeon is also called a Neuro Surgeon and brain surgery is neurosurgery