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Connecting squid's fins to an iPod causes changing patterns in their camouflage
- micouay 7y agoThe longfin inshore squid has the largest axons of all animals (around 1 mm in diameter). They were crucial in understanding neurons and the mechanism allowing the signal to travel down the nerve. By connecting squid's fins to an iPod with wires from earbuds the scientists were able to initiate action potential in the neurons involved in changing squid's camouflage. https://blog.backyardbrains.com/2012/08/insane-in-the-chromatophores/ https://blog.backyardbrains.com/2012/08/insane-in-the-chroma... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_potential#Experimental_methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_potential#Experimental_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longfin_inshore_squid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longfin_inshore_squid