09Sep 2025 by Post

Even in Mice, Decision-Making Is More Complex than We Thought

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If it’s this complex in mice, what are we to make of simplistic representations of human thinking in pop psychology textbooks? Source
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18Jan 2023 by Post

Intelligent Design in Animal Self-Location and Navigation

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A question is whether such mechanisms exist in more ancient brain regions of other animals. A new study has identified a self-location mechanism in zebrafish. Source
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