{"fact":"When crows first encounter a tool-use challenge, their brains light up in areas linked to sensory processing and higher-order thinking, showing their intense focus and problem-solving efforts.","context":"Crows were first exposed to the Aesop’s fable task during their pre-training scan, and they showed significantly increased FDG uptake, a surrogate of brain activity, throughout their mesopallium and nidopallium compared to their post-training scan.","source":"LomaJohn T. Pendergraft; John M. Marzluff; Donna J. Cross; Toru Shimizu; Christopher N. Templeton, American crows that excel at tool use activate neural circuits distinct from less talented individuals, 10.1038/s41467-023-42203-8","index":580}