Tag: nervous system
For Fire, Nature Obliges Us with Rapid Reflexes
One area where very fast nerve conduction is vital is vision, more specifically, in keeping the eyes fixed on some object in the field of vision while in motion.
Dr. Geoffrey Simmons on Human Design — and Re-Creating It in Robots
Will robots ever experience empathy or other feelings, or develop a genuine sense of humor?
Darwin Double-Crossed: The Design of the Human Nervous System
Our skin and our insides are laced with an invisible, highly sophisticated, selective, neurological netting.
Placozoa: An Evolutionary Leftover?
Simple, small, and worldwide in distribution, the placozoa don’t fit any clear evolutionary picture.
Note to Thomists: The Ear Is a Reverse Piano
James Hudspeth, of Rockefeller University, just won the Norwegian Academy of Science’s Kavli Prize in science.