First images of dolphin brain circuitry hint at how they sense sound ... (MRI) have revealed the complex anatomy of cetacean brains. But MRI scans only capture images of the brain's basic structure.

We typically imagine echolocation as “seeing” with sound—experiencing auditory signals as a world of images like the ones our ...

image: Probabilistic tractography in a dolphin brain was revealed used a novel technique of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). view more . ... (MRI) have revealed the complex anatomy of cetacean brains.

BIDDEFORD — The University of New England’s Biddeford Campus Ketchum Library Art Gallery is currently hosting an exhibition, titled The Dolphin Brain, which will be on display through Sept. 26.

A study on the Guiana dolphin provided a comprehensive volumetric and structural description, ... Cetacean Brain Anatomy and Evolution Publication Trend.

And, according to new research, the bigger the brain, the more social the cetacean. Dolphins engage in several behaviors that demonstrate their sociality and resemble human culture.

Discovering more about whales and dolphins could reveal that other factors—such as life span and the duration of the juvenile phase—might also be involved in brain size, he adds.