fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 days agoWonder what their cousins liked to snack on...mander.xyzimagemessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up16
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minus-squarebryophile@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoYes I guess cravings are part of the “reptilian brain” (brain stem) in humans as well. Funny to think crocs could crave banana’s. “Finally, gotta have some potassium after all these meats”.
minus-squareHathaway@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoThere is no “reptile brain”. This is 1960s bad science.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 hours agothe term is nonsense, but the brain stem obviously exists and handles low-level functions that directly keep us alive.
Yes I guess cravings are part of the “reptilian brain” (brain stem) in humans as well.
Funny to think crocs could crave banana’s. “Finally, gotta have some potassium after all these meats”.
There is no “reptile brain”. This is 1960s bad science.
the term is nonsense, but the brain stem obviously exists and handles low-level functions that directly keep us alive.