Here are my Research Blogging Editor's Selections for this week.
- What can the spinal cord teach us about learning and memory? A lot, it seems. Bjorn Brembs has the scoop.
- How do box jellyfish hunt their prey? With each of their TWENTY-FOUR eyes! Mo Costandi explains at Neurophilosophy.
That's it for this week... Check back next week for more great psychology and neuroscience blogging!
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