▲ 808 ▼ Intelligent Design (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 107 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (5 children) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurrent_laryngeal_nerve permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Brain usually does that kind of sync on its own. Your conscious experience of reality is actually very slightly in the past because of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago This is why it's so jarring when what happens in real life doesn't line up with the predicted reality your brain expects! I hate that feeling :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Brain usually does that kind of sync on its own. Your conscious experience of reality is actually very slightly in the past because of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago This is why it's so jarring when what happens in real life doesn't line up with the predicted reality your brain expects! I hate that feeling :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blaster_M@lemmy.world 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Brain usually does that kind of sync on its own. Your conscious experience of reality is actually very slightly in the past because of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago This is why it's so jarring when what happens in real life doesn't line up with the predicted reality your brain expects! I hate that feeling :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 year ago (1 child) Brain usually does that kind of sync on its own. Your conscious experience of reality is actually very slightly in the past because of that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago This is why it's so jarring when what happens in real life doesn't line up with the predicted reality your brain expects! I hate that feeling :D permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago This is why it's so jarring when what happens in real life doesn't line up with the predicted reality your brain expects! I hate that feeling :D permalink fedilink source parent
