This is one of the craziest ideas I've ever seen. He converted a drawing of a bird into a spectrogram (PNG -> Soundwave) then played it to a Starling who sung it back reproducing the PNG.
Using the birds brain as a hard drive with 2mbps read write speed.
https://t.co/f5gEyyK1MH
Thrilled to announce that our paper is now finally out! 🎉We combine scRNAseq, 2p imaging, ephys, and behavior to understand the role of lateral septal Nts neurons in opioid withdrawal. Curious about the septum and addiction? Give it a read👇
https://t.co/3ZLg0EEStJ
@nabeelqu form determines function; neural processing is dependent on complex spatial/temporal dynamics - this is why neurons have different shapes, form different layers, etc. and many modulatory effects are not strictly synaptic but depend on volumetric release or spill-out effects
@nabeelqu ulkar nailed it but I'll add:
-easier to wire logically within biological constraints
-easier to learn/repair etc. bc adult neurons don't like to do huge morphological changes
-shorter transmission lengths increases speed, decreases size, decreases cellular stress in long cells