Miler Krzysztof, Kuszewska Karolina, Woyciechowski Michał
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland
Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland.
Biol Lett. 2017 Feb;13(2). doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2016.0786.
Brain lateralization is hypothesized to improve the efficiency of information processing. Here, we found that some Myrmeleon bore antlion larvae showed individual asymmetry in righting from a supine to normal position over one side of their body, which can be considered a reflection of greater brain lateralization. We demonstrated that these behaviourally asymmetrical individuals showed improved learning abilities, providing novel evidence that brain lateralization leads to beneficial effects on cognitive functions.
大脑偏侧化被认为可以提高信息处理效率。在此,我们发现一些蚁蛉幼虫在从仰卧姿势翻转到身体一侧的正常姿势时表现出个体不对称性,这可以被视为大脑偏侧化程度更高的一种体现。我们证明,这些行为不对称的个体表现出了更好的学习能力,为大脑偏侧化对认知功能产生有益影响提供了新证据。