Category: Neuroscience & Mind
Dreaming Spiders? My Disagreement with Michael Egnor
Rapid eye movement may indicate neural activity, but dreaming for me implies a conscious awareness of the dream state, which I consider as unlikely in spiders.
What Is It Like to Be a Spider?
A recent research article from Germany has made quite a splash in the popular media and raises some very interesting questions about animal minds.
Human Brain Shape Has Hardly Changed
The changes in human heads were not driven by a changing brain, researchers say. It was the human face that changed.
Bees Feel Pain. Therefore…Insect Rights?
As we learn more from research about how various life forms respond to experiences, a more complex picture may raise political issues.
Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks? It Depends
Not much is known for sure about how dogs age. The Dog Aging Project aims to change that through systematic research programs.