Thomas Willis (1621-1675) : Neurologist, Chemist, Physician
"Willis is not only credited to be the founder of neurology, but he is also seen as the father of comparative neuroanatomy, as his work, in particular Cerebri anatome and De anima brutorum, compare the human brain with that of other species in ‘search for specific human abilities in cognitive functions’ (Molnár, p. 334)."
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But in all seriousness, did he, or others, consider Corvids when comparing "the human brain with that of other species in ‘search for specific human abilities in cognitive functions’"?
@NeadReport As far as I am aware his work centred on diseases of the nervous system which he grounded in observations and belief in 'animal spirits'. I do not know if compared human brains with those of Crovids.
