JEAN-NICOLAS AUDET, PH.D.
“It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds”

- Aesop
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                 ​“It is not only fine feathers
               that make fine birds.”
             - Aesop
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2023

Songbird species that show more complex vocal learning are better problem-solvers 
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Cover page of the September 15th issue of Science. Click here to get free access to our article.
In a comparative study involving 23 species of birds, we discovered that the species that display the more complex types of vocal learning are also better at solving problems, and they have larger brains relative to their body size.

Featured in:
Forbes   Smithsonian   Science News   ​Popular Science   Ars Technica   Eco Watch   Rockefeller University

2018

Glutamate receptors and innovative problem-solving 
Video courtesy of McGill University.
Our results suggest that densities of NMDA glutamate receptors are associated with divergence in innovativeness in birds.
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Featured in:

​Québec Science
ScienceDaily
​SBS News


The original article can be found here.

2016

Urban birds are better problem-solvers
Video courtesy of National Geographic.
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We found that birds living in urban environments have superior problem-solving skills than their rural counterparts.
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Featured in:

​Scientific American
National Geographic
Washington Post
Audubon
Time
CBC

IFLScience​


​The original article can be found here.

2016

Bajan birds
pull strings
Video courtesy of PLoS One.
Two Barbados bird species are capable of solving the famous "string-pulling "test, which is considered a complex problem.
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Featured in:

National Geographic
ScienceDaily
​Birdguides


​The original article can be found here.
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