Decapitation, But Not Cannibalism, Might Transmit Memories - Facts So Romantic - Nautilus
jeudi 17 octobre 2013 à 13:27 Neros, le 17/10/2013 à 13:27
Earlier this year, scientists published a bizarre finding: A decapitated flatworm that grows a new head seems to retain memories from its old one. Weird—but not even close to the weirdest finding in the annals of flatworm memory research. Half a century ago, experiments by James McConnell the University of Michigan suggested memory in flatworms could be transferred through cannibalism. That’s right, one flatworm could learn the memories of another by eating it.
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Earlier this year, scientists published a bizarre finding: A decapitated flatworm that grows a new head seems to retain memories from its old one. Weird—but not even close to the weirdest finding in the annals of flatworm memory research. Half a century ago, experiments by James McConnell the University of Michigan suggested memory in flatworms could be transferred through cannibalism. That’s right, one flatworm could learn the memories of another by eating it.
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