Newly hatched chicks can instantly recognize objects with vision, even if they've only ever experienced them by touch

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Apr 2, 2024, 7:00 pm503 ptsTrendingTop
In a study published in Biology Letters, researchers at Queen Mary University of London have cracked a centuries-old philosophical question about sight and touch. Led by Dr. Elisabetta Versace, the team used chicks to finally answer the question posed by William Molyneux in 1688: Can someone born blind…

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