Crocodiles listen to classical music in MRI scanner

(Ruhr-University Bochum) What happens in a crocodile's brain when it hears complex sounds? An international research team headed by Dr. Felix Str ö ckens from the Department of Biopsychology at Ruhr-Universit ä t Bochum has provided the answer to this question. In a first, the researchers examined a cold-blooded reptile using functional MRI. They were thus able to determine that complex stimuli triggered activation patterns in the crocodile's brain that are similar to those in birds and mammals

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - May 3, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news