September 4, 2006

Crafty crustaceans

Filed under: Culture, Science, TEH INTARWEB, Technology — Tim @ 12:10 am

A couple days ago I noted that lobsters were one of the first creatures to have part of their brain fully simulated via computers.

Since that has certainly kept you awake at night, here is a thorough overview of the Stomatogastric Nervous System. The diagrams remind me of when I dissected a heart from a pig; memorable to say the least.

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