Thanks for mentioning C. elegans behavioural flexibility. I had meant to comment about that, but forgot to. That’s a great paper on the subject.
I think people sometimes unfairly minimize the cognitive abilities of some invertebrates because it gives them cleaner and more straightforward answers about which organisms are conscious, according to their preferred theory.
However, there do appear to be very clear behavioral capabilities differences between C. elegans and other invertebrates (e.g., honeybees) as can be seen in our invertebrate sentience table.
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Thanks for mentioning C. elegans behavioural flexibility. I had meant to comment about that, but forgot to. That’s a great paper on the subject.
I think people sometimes unfairly minimize the cognitive abilities of some invertebrates because it gives them cleaner and more straightforward answers about which organisms are conscious, according to their preferred theory.
However, there do appear to be very clear behavioral capabilities differences between C. elegans and other invertebrates (e.g., honeybees) as can be seen in our invertebrate sentience table.