Comments on: Bigger Not Necessarily Better, When It Comes to Brains

By: DONNIE WILLIAMS

DONNIE WILLIAMS — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:10:30 +0000

When it comes to intelligence size does not matter. In this article scientist study the intelligence of smaller animals. And it turns out that some smaller animals are smarter than larger animals, even though their brains are a smaller size.Honeybees have many talents and that includes organization. Models suggest that to achieve the abilty to count, you only need a few hundred nerve cells and to achieve consciousness you only need a few thousand. So that proves that the size of you rbrain does not matter.

By: austin xayavong 5th

austin xayavong 5th — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:32:11 +0000

1.Tiny insects could be as intelligent as much bigger animals.
2.research repeatedly shows how insects are capable of some intelligent behavior.
3.Differences in brain size between animals is extreme: a whale’s brain can weigh up to 9 kg (with over 200 billion nerve cells).
4.and human brains vary between 1.25 kg and 1.45 kg (with an estimated 85 billion nerve cells).
5.A honeybee’s brain weighs only 1 milligram and contains fewer than a million nerve cells.

By: Elijah Hurskin 4th period

Elijah Hurskin 4th period — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:34:42 +0000

1)Tiny insects could be as intelligent as much bigger animals.
2)this was said by scientists at Queen Mary, University of London.
3)Animals with bigger brains are not necessarily more intelligent,” according to Lars Chittka.
4)Research repeatedly shows how insects are capable of some intelligent behaviours scientists previously thought was unique to larger animals
5)Differences in brain size between animals is extreme: a whale’s brain can weigh up to 9 kg (with over 200 billion nerve cells), and human brains vary between 1.25 kg and 1.45 kg (with an estimated 85 billion nerve cells). A honeybee’s brain weighs only 1 milligram and contains fewer than a million nerve cells.

By: Allison Dreisewerd ~ 4th period

Allison Dreisewerd ~ 4th period — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:03:53 +0000

This article is about bigger not nessesary when it comes to brains. What that means is that insects with smaller brains may still be as smart as animals with larger brains researchers say. Bigger animals need bigger brain to control so that means they are not nessesarily smarted than the small animals. Some animals, like honeybees, have the ability to count, see the similarities in dogs and the faces of humans, know about contrasts, and figure out the difference between shapes that are symmetrical and asymmetrical. Research might lead to smarter computing with being able to determine human emotions and expressions.

By: Chance fisher 2nd

Chance fisher 2nd — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:03:36 +0000

1.animals got bigger brain then human
2. we know there body size is single
3. While see there brain size is little
4. Queen mary the un london
5. The fact of suggest

By: austin xayavong 5th

austin xayavong 5th — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:00:14 +0000

1.Scientist think that bigger animals need bigger brains and stuff.
2.Honybease can count and catorgorids smaller objeecks.
3.Tiny animals might possibly be as smart as bigger animals.
4.Animals with bigger brains are not necessarily more intelligent,” according to Lars Chittka, Professor of Sensory.
5.Research repeatedly shows how insects are capable of some intelligent behaviours scientists previously thought was unique to larger animals.

By: John Baudendistel

John Baudendistel — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:16:49 +0000

1. Tiny animals might possibly be as smart as bigger animals.
2. If an animal has a bigger brain then another animal it doesn’t mean it’s smarter.
3. Insects are capable of doing things that bigger animals can’t do.
4.Honeybees can count and catorgorize simalar ojects.
5.Diffrences in brain sizes can differ for diffrent animals.

By: Andrew Patterson

Andrew Patterson — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:48:33 +0000

Bugs are gross

By: Kelsey Schronce 5th period

Kelsey Schronce 5th period — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:58:33 +0000

1Scientist think that bigger animals need bigger brains.
2 Scientist say that animals with bigger brains are not really morere intelligent.
3Scientists say that body size is the single best way to predict an animal’s brain size.
4Scientists suggests that larger animals may need larger brains simply because there is more to control.
5 While some increases in brain size do affect an animal’s capability for intelligent behavior many size differences only exist in a specific brain region.

By: Amanda Baer-Peckham 4th period

Amanda Baer-Peckham 4th period — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:32:48 +0000

Scientists have found out that animals that have bigger brains does not mean they are smarter. They have seen that insects are cable of having certain intelligent behaviors. Bees can count and categories similar objects. Bigger animals have bigger brains so they are more in control. In bigger brains there is not so much complexity but just endless repetition of the same neural circuits over and over. Advance thinking can be done with a smaller amount of neurons.