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... brain . The astonishment of people confronted with the knowledge that flies do indeed possess brains stems in large part from the fact that few people under- stand what a brain is , and fewer still ( except- ing morticians , physicians ...
... brain . The astonishment of people confronted with the knowledge that flies do indeed possess brains stems in large part from the fact that few people under- stand what a brain is , and fewer still ( except- ing morticians , physicians ...
Page 105
To see a fly's brain one needs only a reasonably power- ful hand lens and an old razor blade . When the head is cut in half , the brain is revealed as a soft , apparently structure- less gob ranging in color from dirty white through ...
To see a fly's brain one needs only a reasonably power- ful hand lens and an old razor blade . When the head is cut in half , the brain is revealed as a soft , apparently structure- less gob ranging in color from dirty white through ...
Page 109
... brain that governs the beast . And even in the beastiality of the fly there resides a beauty be- cause the fly cannot act otherwise . People have a choice . Sheer numbers and interconnections render the task of understanding this brain ...
... brain that governs the beast . And even in the beastiality of the fly there resides a beauty be- cause the fly cannot act otherwise . People have a choice . Sheer numbers and interconnections render the task of understanding this brain ...
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