For those curious, I found this source: http://prefrontal.org/files/posters/Bennett-Salmon-2009.pdf (Bennet et al. 2009: Neural correlates of interspecies perspective taking in the post-mortem Atlantic Salmon: An argument for multiple comparisons correction)
Essentially it’s using a dead salmon as a lone control to argue that fMRI studies should be more rigorous in how they control for random noise.
That was an explanation even I understood. Thank you very much
was not alive at the time of scanning.
That is a legendary paper. First-class trolling.
Is…um…did they ask salmon questions about people?
That’s ridiculous - what would salmon know about people??
More importantly what would a dead salmon know about people?
Dead, alive… salmon are wise beyond their state. Maybe it knew who killed it?
According to the fMRI the salmon knew. Draw your own conclusions. Or read the other comments for help.
There’s a chemical brothers song that, while not addressing your question straightforwardly, proves that salmon can have meaningful social interactions with humans. I think.
Excellent use of the word “proves”
…why?
Did you know…?
No I didn’t know
How to turn your dinner into a business expense
I cant think of Fjords without thinking about Slartibartfast… damnit Douglas Adams.
I can’t think about Slartibartfast without thinking of Slutty Fart Blasts, dammit dyslexia and too much porn
Time is relative, lunch time doubley so
He has ceased to be! 'E’s expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed 'im to the perch 'e’d be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E’s off the twig! 'E’s kicked the bucket, 'e’s shuffled off ‘is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin’ choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-
PARROTSALMON!!Credit: Monty PythonThat won an Ig Nobel, IIRC.
Pining for fjords, you say. Is their name Slartibartfast by any chance?
