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Bolder fish have different brains

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Saw this article and thought that it would be good to share

http://www.globecampus.ca/blogs/research-matters/2010/09/28/bolder-fish-have-different-brains/

Some trout are foragers and search for food. Others are more passive and wait for a meal to drift by.

Alexander Wilson and his colleagues have found the active eaters tend to have larger brain structures known as telencephalons, which are involved in spatial memory and processing and help a fish recall landmarks so they don't get lost...​
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There must be better things to give grants on than to study fish with or without a bigger brain.

Maybe I could get a grant on which fly to use on what river. That way I could cut back on the stupid number of flies that I carry around with me all the time.
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