tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1558849805091262819..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Mechanical signal transduction in the eyes of fliesMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-63603071218947837312012-10-16T13:41:15.421-05:002012-10-16T13:41:15.421-05:00Excellent and fascinating. I've added an exce...Excellent and fascinating. I've added an excerpt from your link as an addendum to the post. Tx, Ben. Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76268970328394548432012-10-16T13:33:38.210-05:002012-10-16T13:33:38.210-05:00Ah, this is nicely synchronous with some other rec...Ah, this is nicely synchronous with some other recently published research:<br />http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628855.200-wasp-has-hints-of-a-clockwork-brain.html<br /><br />It seem some insects are so small, mechanical neurons are the [i]only[/i] explanation for the functioning of their brains. Truly fascinating.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4014576539704343962012-10-16T11:29:23.682-05:002012-10-16T11:29:23.682-05:00That's incredible. I wonder if that's how ...That's incredible. I wonder if that's how they can sense you're going to try to swat the hell out of them. Maybe your body starts making movements that we don't even see, before we start actual perceived (by us) movement - like facial microexpressions or something of that nature. The fly sees us coming before we even (to us) move a muscle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com