Fly Brains, Comb Jelly Fusion, Dog Voice

Today, you’ll learn about the entire neuron-for-neuron model of a fly brain, jellyfish that can merge together seamlessly, and how talking to our dogs in that way-too-cutesy voice might actually have a purpose.  

Fly Brains 

• “Researchers simulate an entire fly brain on a laptop. Is a human brain next?” by Robert Sanders. 2024.  
• “A Drosophila computational brain model reveals sensorimotor processing.” by Philip K. Shiu, et al. 2024.  

Comb Jelly Fusion 

• “Injured comb jellies can fuse into a single organism.” by Jacek Krywko. 2024.  
• “Rapid physiological integration of fused ctenophores.” by Kei Jokura, et al. 2024.  

Dog Voice 

• “Our cutesy cringey dog voices could be practical, after all.” SciMex. 2024.  
• “Dog-human vocal interactions match dogs’ sensory-motor tuning.” by Eloise C. Deaux, et al. 2024.  

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