# Crows can make decisions twice as fast as humans, scientists discover

Source: [Plants & Animals News -- ScienceDaily](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261111005850.htm) · 2026-11-12 · Life
Page: https://themorning.science/story/crows-can-make-decisions-twice-as-fast-as-humans-scientists-discover-f9f6b92afbc12fdf
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In brief

- Researchers at the University of Tübingen found that crows make visual decisions about twice as quickly as humans and monkeys.
- Crows took about 235 milliseconds on average to identify the direction in the visual task described.
- The report is based on the ScienceDaily summary of the study, published on 2026-11-12.

## Why it matters

The result suggests that fast visual decision-making is not limited to primates, giving comparative data on bird cognition and the speed of neural processing.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: Study findings on crows' visual decision speed reported by ScienceDaily

## Coverage

- [Crows can make decisions twice as fast as humans, scientists discover](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/11/261111005850.htm) — Plants & Animals News -- ScienceDaily, 2026-11-12

Tags: crows, animal cognition, decision making, neuroscience, birds

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