Bee Brain!
Fig. 2: L Chittka & A Brockmann -
brain sections that process colour
It’s amazing that an insect with a brain consisting of less than a million neurons and weighing less than a milligram can display such complex levels of cognition and memory (Pockley 2001; Srinivasan 2010).
The brain and the compound eyes are two fundamental structures that assist in the uptake and committment of various forms of information
provided by different sensory modalities. (Fig. 2)
Visual information that is absorbed by the compound eyes is transmitted to the brain where colours, shapes and motion are decoded and analysed (Srinivasan 2010) (Fig. 2). This information can then be stored in both the long term and short term memory of the bee
(Pockley 2001).
The brain and the compound eyes are two fundamental structures that assist in the uptake and committment of various forms of information
provided by different sensory modalities. (Fig. 2)
Visual information that is absorbed by the compound eyes is transmitted to the brain where colours, shapes and motion are decoded and analysed (Srinivasan 2010) (Fig. 2). This information can then be stored in both the long term and short term memory of the bee
(Pockley 2001).