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Recent research led by Julia Notar at Duke University found that brittle stars, despite lacking brains, are capable of learning through classical conditioning. In experiments, brittle stars learned to associate darkness with being fed by coming out of hiding when lights dimmed, even before food was provided. This demonstrates that brainless marine creatures like brittle stars can learn through experience. The researchers hope to further uncover how learning and memory occur in the nervous systems of echinod
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