Surely a nominee for an IgNobel.
What happens in a crocodile's brain when it hears complex sounds? An international research team has provided the answer to this question. In a first, the researchers examined a cold-blooded reptile using functional MRI. They were thus able to determine that complex stimuli triggered activation patterns in the crocodile's brain that are similar to those in birds and mammals.
The results have shown that additional brain areas are activated during exposure to complex stimuli such as classical music -- as opposed to exposure to simple sounds. The processing patterns strongly resemble the patterns identified in mammals and birds in similar studies.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180503101732.htm
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