Snails Use Just Two Brain Cells To Make Decis

[jethrofloyd]

 Scientists have discovered that snails solve complex decisions using just two brain cells, in a discovery that could help engineers develop energy efficient robots.

By attaching electrodes to the brain circuitry of freshwater snails that were on the hunt for food, researchers learned the molluscs used only two neurons when they found a tasty lettuce.

Scientists discovered that snails used controller and motivator neurons to feed back information to each other to decide whether or not to eat.

http://news.sky.com/story/1706364/snails-use-just-two-brain-cells-to-make-decisions

[Leonardo]

That's two more brain cells than many people use.

[freetoroam]

The first brain cell let it know it had discovered food and the second cell decided whether it was hungry.

http://news.sky.com/story/1706364/snails-use-just-two-brain-cells-to-make-decisions

Its not quite a complex decision to make...but they want to use this in robots, now its getting scary.

Edited June 3, 2016 by freetoroam

[EllJay]

1 hour ago, jethrofloyd said:

 Snails Use Just Two Brain Cells To Solve Complex Decisions

Aaah, that means I can booze away my braincells until I just have two left, and still be able to function properly....like a snail.

[Wickian]

Two brain cells is probably the minimum and equivalent to flipping a coin.

[ExpandMyMind]

Binary?

[jarjarbinks]

2 brain cells ? Remind me of a guy in high school...

[Taun]

That still puts them 2 and a half cells above politicians...

Edited June 4, 2016 by Taun

[+Hammerclaw]

So the snail brain computes in binary algorithms.

[SHaYap]

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