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From: Marcelo Krygier <marcelo@taux01.nsc.com>
Subject: Re: Ants, how many neurons, connections
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Michael Snyder wrote:
> 
> Ant CNSs range in complexity based primarily on the size of the ant. I
> can't remember the reference right off the top of my head (e-mail me
> if you are interested) but basically an ant's CNS is much like
> Brocca's brain concept: the bigger the brain, the more, and more
> complex, behaviours the ant is capable of.

This implies we are surely not capable of understanding everything
that is understandable. Unless somebody thinks our brain size is
the biggest any creature in the universe could ever get to.

Sorry, I couldn't help my self from making the comment, which probably
should be posted to a philosophy group instead.

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