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[–] Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Human brain is the most complex thing in the universe that we know of so I'd say we're somewhat special. This however doesn't change the fact that a rat's brain ranks pretty high up on that list aswell.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I wish I was more on the rat brain end, but maybe more the spoiled family dog end.

[–] CadeJohnson 1 points 1 year ago

actually, almost all cetacean brains are more complex than human brains by every measure; more neurons, more interconnections, greater size, more convolutions on the surface.