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[-] [email protected] 83 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

For those curious, I found this source: http://prefrontal.org/files/posters/Bennett-Salmon-2009.pdf (Bennet et al. 2009: Neural correlates of interspecies perspective taking in the post-mortem Atlantic Salmon: An argument for multiple comparisons correction)

Essentially it's using a dead salmon as a lone control to argue that fMRI studies should be more rigorous in how they control for random noise.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That was an explanation even I understood. Thank you very much

[-] [email protected] 44 points 2 weeks ago

was not alive at the time of scanning.

[-] [email protected] 29 points 2 weeks ago

That is a legendary paper. First-class trolling.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

Is…um…did they ask salmon questions about people?

That's ridiculous - what would salmon know about people??

[-] [email protected] 22 points 2 weeks ago

More importantly what would a dead salmon know about people?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Dead, alive.. salmon are wise beyond their state. Maybe it knew who killed it?

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

According to the fMRI the salmon knew. Draw your own conclusions. Or read the other comments for help.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

There's a chemical brothers song that, while not addressing your question straightforwardly, proves that salmon can have meaningful social interactions with humans. I think.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Excellent use of the word "proves"

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No I didn't know

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago

How to turn your dinner into a business expense

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

I cant think of Fjords without thinking about Slartibartfast... damnit Douglas Adams.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I can't think about Slartibartfast without thinking of Slutty Fart Blasts, dammit dyslexia and too much porn

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Time is relative, lunch time doubley so

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-~~PARROT~~ SALMON!!

Credit: Monty Python

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Pining for fjords, you say. Is their name Slartibartfast by any chance?

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

That won an Ig Nobel, IIRC.

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