January 19, 2004

TRICLOPS! Neuroscience can't get more fun than surgically implanting a third eye in the forehead of little salamanders, then try to test if they become smarter than boring, two-eyed, regular ones. Let Professor Paul Pietsch take you into the world of split human brains, microminds, shrinked brains, frogs with salamander brains, brains with no head, and heads with no brain. ShuffleBrain!
posted by Zemat 20 years ago
  • I heard a bit about the brain-hemisphere-removal procedures in a class about language I took this year. Amazing stuff. A lot the modern dynamic, emergent theory regarding minds and cognition is pretty cool and very different than traditional cognitive views. The only real given, a note the Triclops link ends on, is that we really don't know jack about our brains yet.
  • A lot the modern dynamic, emergent theory regarding minds and cognition is pretty cool and very different than traditional cognitive views Linky link links?
  • This is science man was not meant meddle in! good stuff, Zemat. However, one thing amused and baffled me : As Brainless shows, though, the debrained salamander does not regenerate a new brain (as it would an arm or leg). Well, guh.
  • [three eyed banana]
  • wow. great find. high "ick" factor!
  • This looks bloody fascinating. I'll look in more detail later, though.
  • Bleee! Salamanders. Brains are icky.
  • Check out the big brain on Zemaaaat!
  • So that's why I woke up so light headed? I knew those damn tiny pixies were up to no good! At least I now know my brain is $120 worth...
  • Heady stuff. What? Someone had to say it. Actually, it's pretty interesting. Neuroscience is generally always interesting. Wonder why I didn't comment on this before.