Wednesday, June 4, 2008

You, Me and the Honeybee...


This article came across my desk today:

Memory in honeybees: What the right and left antenna tell the left and right brain from PhysOrg.com

It is widely known that the right and left hemispheres of the brain perform different tasks. Lesions to the left hemisphere typically bring impairments in language production and comprehension, while lesions to the right hemisphere give rise to deficits in the visual-spatial perception, such as the inability to recognize familiar faces.

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I think this is so fascinating!

As our friends in the scientific community delve more into brain research, we may find out more about ourselves through the investigation of other life species.

Truly, we are One.


(Photo courtesy of Jon Sullivan at http://www.pdphoto.org)