Bee brains contain less than one million neurons. Despite this, new research shows the honeybee can use symbols to perform basic maths, including addition and subtraction.
- Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University
Estos insectos son un gran modelo para estudiar neurociencia. Un estudio publicado hoy en ‘Science’ muestra que sus capacidades son sorprendentes.
The Romans may not have had a symbol for zero, but bees understand what it means beyond just the simple assumption “there’s nothing there”.
To learn about how humans, animals and insects experience vision illusions, we had to find a way to ask bees what they saw.
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