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The article consistently says that there’s no brain back there, but then continuously says that we don’t know what filled the gap. I’m finding it a very unconvi
by aetherspawn 5y ago
The article consistently says that there’s no brain back there, but then continuously says that we don’t know what filled the gap. I’m finding it a very unconvincing way to debunk someone’s hypothesis.
- King-Aaron 5y agoDo any contemporary animals have a second brain to draw a comparison? (genuinely curious, I'm certainly no biologist)
- cdirkx 5y agoNot really multiple brains, but there are animals that dont have all control centrilized in their head, instead more distributed throughout their body with local controlling "nerve clusters": Insects have "ganglia" and I thought octopusses have nerve centers in each arm to control their movement.
- setr 5y agoThe article notes (and the linked article particularly does so[0]) that it was likely a "glycogen body", similar to what is found in birds. However, they have no idea what the hell it does in birds, so even less so what it'd do in a dinosaur. [0] https://svpow.com/2009/12/15/lies-damned-lies-and-clash-of-the-dinosaurs/ https://svpow.com/2009/12/15/lies-damned-lies-and-clash-of-t...