not bein preachy, just somethin to think about

[chrissyr01]

i never really bought the thought that fish don't feel pain. if Aplysia aka sea slugs withdraw when zapped with a mild shock, i kinda figured fish could feel something, too. since byron's class last year (functional and integrative neuroscience) i've become fascinated with studying the concept of pain.

fish feel pain, too

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[integreillumine]

Good points.

just a short summary, but makes a good distinction

I was under the impression that some fish feel pain in at least some sense similar to the way we do, and some don't. Rainbow trout, for example, have receptors that respond similarly, and also respond to morphine.

[auth_r]

what about oisters... the ones that you should eat alive?!