• sga
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    8
    ·
    2 months ago

    a serious question - snails must be using more than 2 brain cells right? i presume that for most beings with a brain that almost all are always working, some less activated some more?

    • AeonFelis@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      15
      ·
      2 months ago

      Found the article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-36443264

      I can’t be bothered to read the study itself, but even the article is better than the headline. From what I gather, it’s not that snails only have two brain cells in total like certain people, but that the researchers have managed to isolate a very specific task that utilizes two specific brain cells.