Problem-solving without a cortex: inferior lobe drives goal-directed object manipulation in cichlid fish
Pierre Estienne, Gwenaël Pagé, George Poon, Benoît Larrat, Théo Durier, Ambre Dufresne, Luisa Ciobanu, Kei Yamamoto
This study shows that cichlid fish use their inferior lobe, not the telencephalon, for goal-directed object manipulation in a puzzle-box task.
bioRxiv · Jun 10, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience