Tag: rats
Rats! Another Code Found in Whiskers
Neurons in a rat’s whiskers “represent multiple stimulus features in a tiled and continuous manner, thus encoding large regions of a complex sensory space.”
Sunday with the Devil’s Acolyte — Thomas Henry Huxley
Although the designation of Huxley as Darwin’s “bulldog” is well known, acolyte is a more appropriate term and here’s why.
Scientists Make Male Rat Give Birth
Scientists just took a big step toward making that once unthinkable prospect — biological males giving birth — a reality.
Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain
An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions.
Design on Time — Paley’s Watch Was Inside Him
Watches are everywhere on the heath. Look up, look down, look inside; biology runs on time.