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ZafiraHUN@mander.xyz to Science@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago

Our guts have 2/3 of the neurons as an entire cat. Does this mean our guts are about half as smart as a cat?

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Our guts have 2/3 of the neurons as an entire cat. Does this mean our guts are about half as smart as a cat?

ZafiraHUN@mander.xyz to Science@lemmy.ml · 3 years ago
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/232741

You got to be sh!ting me loool! But srs question. Not that there’s any way to measure IQ of our guts versus IQ of cats.

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteric_nervous_system

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    @Gaywallet
    In addition (even if the question made sense), how neurons are connected matters more than how many there are. Unfortunately, structure in the gut is really not well suited for information processing.
    @ZafiraHUN

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      3 years ago

      thanks!

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