TIL that in 2009 a dead fish was placed in an fMRI machine and showed photographs of humans in social interactions. Signal changes in the brain of the dead fish were detected. The researchers conducted the experiment to highlight problems with the statistical analysis of such experiments.

TIL that in 2009 a dead fish was placed in an fMRI machine and showed photographs of humans in social interactions. Signal changes in the brain of the dead fish were detected. The researchers conducted the experiment to highlight problems with the statistical analysis of such experiments.