ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces the topics of intelligence, learning, thought, emotion, consciousness, and behavior. These topics have been studied and debated for centuries. A complete dissertation could be written on any one of these topics and in fact many such excellent dissertations have been written. In contrast the purpose of this short chapter is to:
• Introduce these topics • Present some novel insights • Stimulate new thinking in these areas • Establish a framework for discussing and evaluating avian intelligence, behavior, and
individuality in Chapters 2-12 that follow.
