Symmetrical brains can be an advantage
Thursday, October 1, 2009 - 08:28
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many studies have found widespread asymmetry in the brains of different species, including humans, and most have assumed asymmetry is advantageous. A new paper, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, suggests it is not always an advantage, at least for one species of fish.