(03-11-2026, 12:26 PM)quintessentone Wrote: It occurs to me that the neurons/synapses of the fly's brain and functioning is a 'frozen in time' scenario so it may not allow for split-second actions required for, let's say, protecting the fly from being squished by a fly swatter.
Perhaps this experiment would allow repetative learning to create a fly brain that cannot be swatted, but one that evolves really quickly via resets to easily allow evasion. "Iterations". Not something the natural world could allow because a swatted fly cannot be brought back to life. Yet.
The real restriction in life is these meatbags many living things are confined to.
Be The River. Slip Quietly Through Nature Until It Is Time To Flood. Then Rinse & Repeat.