A recent discovery in the world of science has shaken the very foundation of our understanding of the animal kingdom. According to a new report, it turns out that us mammals are a pretty cheeky bunch!
The neocortex, the part of the brain responsible for all our fancy smarts, was long thought to have been exclusively ours. However, new research suggests that this is not the case. In fact, the neocortex was in fact created by mammals after their evolutionary split from those scaly smooth-talking reptiles!
How do we know this? Well, it turns out that our mammalian brains contain special cells that only exist in our family tree. These brain cells, known as “smarty-pants cells,” are what allow us to do all those neat things like read, write, and tackle the Sunday crossword puzzle (woohoo!).
So, what does this all mean? Basically, it means that us mammals are the coolest kids on the block when it comes to brains. Those reptiles may have had their day in the sun, but when it comes to intellect, they’re just a bunch of cold-blooded losers.
In conclusion, we’d like to dedicate this article to all our mammalian buddies out there. Keep being you, you big-brained beauties! And reptiles, sorry not sorry – when it comes to smarts, you just can’t compete.
