Researchers recently scanned the heads of blind cave salamanders to learn how the species’ dark, aquatic environment shaped its senses. Using X-ray micro-computed tomography, they were able to map the internal layout of the olm’s cranial structures, including the brain, olfactory organs, ears, facial muscles, and the…
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Source : Brain Scans Illuminate Weirdness of Cave Salamander That Lost Its Eyes
