Sunday, December 11, 2011

Decision making in bee swarms mimics neurons in human brain



This article talks about a new study based upon the movements of bees. A professor of neurobiology and behavior reports with five colleagues from the United States and the United Kingdom on the inhibitory stop signals that the clusters of scout bees use to make decisions and determine decisions. This study is the first to tackle how bees act when on the hunt for resources and a location. I found this article interesting because there is always talk about the bee populations dissappearing. The full article can be found at:http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2011/12/08/decision_making_in_bee_swarms_mimic_neurons_in_human_brains_.html

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