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RE: Bats’ brains predict their next move during flight - MIT Technology Review

in Steem Links4 years ago

As an organism moves through space, its brain has to remember its most recent location and anticipate its future position, not just its current place in the world. That's why learning more about bats may alter our perceptions of Alzheimer's disease, a progressive brain disease that damages cognitive abilities and memory.

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Agreed. I wouldn't be surprised if this phenomenon is shared by most mammals, birds, reptiles, and even fish.