05-18-2020, 12:46 AM
neophyte wrote:
[quote=PeterB]
On behalf of goldfish everywhere, I would like to file a formal protest. Eric has nowhere near the intelligence of a goldfish, it's more along the lines of a sea slug.
Nope, sorry. Sea slug brains are well studied and serve as a model for understanding neuronal pathway integrations. The functioning of Eric's brain does not fit this model at all. Rather, his fits the model of a jumble of pure reflex-mediated neuronal interactions, with no memory capabilities. I'd guess it's an inherited, genetic trait.
I know all about sea slug brains.
... I was thinking perhaps more along the lines of sea cucumbers/echinoderms (commonly referred to as "sea slugs", even though they aren't), rather than something like Aplysia. Or if we want to go lower down, how about Hydra. :wink: