interesting read on Cichlid brains

[Coler]

http://people.bu.edu/cshumway/Brain%20Structure.htm

[rbishop]

Whoa! Too deep for me!

[Weezer]

:headshake2:

[Coler]

distilled : environmental factors are more significant than social factors in determining brain size/activity in important brain areas (number of conspecifics is considered an environmental and not a social factor). Complexity of environment is most significant.

Monogamous species have more advanced brains.

Size of rocks is in some way which I don't understand important.

that's about as much sense as I can make of it :grinyes:

[Weezer]

Sorry this is kind of deep for me also, and i graduated 8th grade twice, however I'am getting hungrey..........:popcorn: :coffee2: ....................:)

[Coler]

If there's a relevance to the home aquarist here, I would say it is that your rift lake cichlids in particular are happier in complicated and stimulating environments...which we all pretty much knew anyway.

That's not to say you should expect them to do Algebra.

Also that their brains look decidely odd :)

[Weezer]

I have seen a fish chase another fish into a hole then wait around the corner for it to come out, thats calculating and cunning.....:)

[newsom00]

:wtf:

[mee-mee]

That was an interesting article Coler...here is another one that breaks it down to understand better...about habitat, social function,:)

spatial memory: where we store info that we need to remember....

http://www.neaq.org/scilearn/research/landing.php?linkname=cichlids

great article tho....:)

[Coler]

:wtf:

profound