Comments on: Squid brain! http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/ Our place, our voices Thu, 23 May 2013 23:29:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tom http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-6316 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:46:18 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-6316 lol im 13 i think brains r intressing lmao

]]> By: Alun http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-5699 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:29:56 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-5699 I’m no expert but my understanding is the cephalopod (squid, octopus, cuttlefish etc.) nervous system isn’t as centralised as with vertebrates. There are other ganglions (groups of nerve cells, the brain is just the main set of ganglia) which process information before it reaches the brain.

See image linked below, assuming linking is allowed here.
http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/graphics/cephpod/CEPHPOD6.gif
http://www.fortunecity.com/emachines/e11/86/cephpod.html

What interests me more is that cuttlefish are colour blind yet they can change their colour to fit the background. I’ve been Googling for hours to find the answer but it seems like no one knows why.

Another odd thing is generally the more intelligent vertebrates have long lives but it doesn’t seem to apply with invertebrates – a dumb lobster will typically live for many years but a brainy cuttlefish only lives for one year.

]]> By: Julie http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-3865 Fri, 22 May 2009 21:43:52 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-3865 That thing looks wierd and nasty at the same time. That crap is sick. I learn about it in science but it is nasty to look at it outside of school it is bad enough that I have to look at it in school. That is just NASTY!!!!!!!

]]> By: huriyyah http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-3758 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:50:21 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-3758 i shud think it is not so gud for da squid that it’s brain is so small not to mention wat more that it has to have it’s food pass thru it’s tiny brain, i’m starting to feel pity for it! and i just turned 13 and these aren’t soooo nasty??

]]> By: Mallory http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-3234 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:30:31 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-3234 These pics. are nasty and I’m only 13 yrs. old!!!

]]> By: Chris Paulin http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-1463 Tue, 13 May 2008 22:25:26 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-1463 The squid brain is made up of two large optic lobes which testify to the importance of vision for locating prey. The nervous systems of squid are well known for their giant axons. The nerve cells of squid are the largest of any animal – with diameters up to one millimeter, they can be seen by the naked eye, however, the brain itself is tiny in comparison with the size of the body: only 22 gms!

]]> By: Johnzee Galt http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-1462 Tue, 13 May 2008 22:10:54 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-1462 22 grams? Seems awfully small. Are you sure of that?

]]> By: Destroy All Onions! » Blog Archive » Great day for science http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-196 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:20:34 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-196 [...] that was found recently, which is now being defrosted. The science team wrote the following on their blog about the [...]

]]> By: raincoaster http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-179 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:04:26 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-179 Hannah, you’re kayaking at 1,000 feet down? Yor doin it rong.

]]> By: iranildo http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/28/theyre-exposing-the-brain/#comment-178 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:57:13 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=199#comment-178 fiquei imprecionado com o tamanho da lula… é algo espetacular.

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