Memory Foraging: When the Brain Behaves Like a Bee
Monday, April 16, 2012 - 06:30
in Psychology & Sociology
In search of nectar, a honeybee flies into a well-manicured suburban garden and lands on one of several camellia bushes planted in a row. After rummaging through the ruffled pink petals of several flowers, the bee leaves the first bush for another. Finding hardly any nectar in the flowers of the second bush, the bee flies to a third. And so on. [More]
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