A young brain for an old bee
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 01:21
in Psychology & Sociology
We are all familiar with the fact that cognitive function declines as we get older. Moreover, recent studies have shown that the specific kind of daily activities we engage in during the course of our lives appears to influence the extent of this decline. A team of researchers from Technische Universitaet Berlin are studying how division of labour among honey bees affects their learning performance as they age. Surprisingly, they have found that, by switching their social role, ageing honey bees can keep their learning ability intact or even improve it...
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