Matt Jones (jonesmat at ohsu.edu) wrote:
: In article <7mgvsa$ank at dfw-ixnews8.ix.netcom.com> F. Frank LeFever,
:flefever at ix.netcom.com writes:
: >This is nonsense. There is, however, a rather complicated body of
: >studies relating to possible sex differences in communication between
: Speak for yourself, Frank! I personally only use half my brain at a
: time. Sometimes I alternate halves, depending on my mood. I often store
There's good evidence that chameleons can turn one half of their brains off, in
a sleep-like state, while the other half makes sure no predator is around.
I also heard, second hand and not from a scientist, that dolphins can do
something similar.
Didier
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