The cetacean brain has a specialised thermogenic system that helps the animal’s brain to produce enough heat to maintain a functional brain temperature.
- Professor of Comparative and Evolutionary Neurobiology, University of the Witwatersrand
Perubahan iklim beserta dengan kerusakan lingkungan lainnya dan juga serangan dari pesaing dan predator baru tampaknya berperan penting dalam pembentukan kembali otak gajah purba.
A shift in climate, along with other environmental disruptions and the invasion of competitors and new predators all likely played an important role in reshaping ancient elephants’ brains.
En étudiant le sommeil des animaux, nous pouvons comprendre comment améliorer le sommeil chez l’homme, mais aussi ajuster nos stratégies de protection des espèces menacées.
By understanding sleep across animals we can gain insights into improving the quality of human sleep. It can also help to bolster conservation management strategies for the animals in question.
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