http://www.scienceline.org/2009/05/26/konkel-environment-blind-cavefish-nyu/ The Shortest Distance Between You and Science Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:16:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.scienceline.org/2009/05/26/konkel-environment-blind-cavefish-nyu/comment-page-1/#comment-4087 Daniel Bingamon Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:00:47 +0000 http://scienceline.org/2009/05/26/konkel-environment-blind-cavefish-nyu/#comment-4087 They should place something in the water that makes a little noise to see if the fish can navigate by hearing. There may be sounds in their natural habitat that are not available in the lab. Some humans with blindness are able to map obstacles by using noises - there's one blind buy who uses it to ride a bicycle even. They should place something in the water that makes a little noise to see if the fish can navigate by hearing. There may be sounds in their natural habitat that are not available in the lab.
Some humans with blindness are able to map obstacles by using noises – there’s one blind buy who uses it to ride a bicycle even.

]]> http://www.scienceline.org/2009/05/26/konkel-environment-blind-cavefish-nyu/comment-page-1/#comment-3047 Ben Nevis Fri, 29 May 2009 02:36:27 +0000 http://scienceline.org/2009/05/26/konkel-environment-blind-cavefish-nyu/#comment-3047 Get those fish out of the cave, who knows what they might lose next. Get those fish out of the cave, who knows what they might lose next.

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