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[–] 29 points 1 year ago (13 children)

What’s the smart nerve taking a detour one?

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)
  • [–] 21 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

    And it does that for both humans... And giraffes. Going from the brain, several meters down to the heart, then all the way back up to the larynx.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Isn't that just a way to average latency to match up with the other limbs? Nerve connections aren't instantaneous like electrical wires or fiber optics.

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  • [–] 32 points 1 year ago

    Your larynx isn't really a limb... But nah, its an evolutionary artefact. In primordial fish it's a straight line, but then the head moves, a neck forms, etc etc. and the nerve can't detach and move over, so it gets longer wnd weirder.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)
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    Funny they didn't use a giraffe for that one. It's like a few inches out of the way for humans - It's feet for giraffes

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Bro the giraffe's vagus nerve goes to their feet??

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