Glass Knifefish (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University

Glass Knifefish

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Native to South America, the glass knifefish's ability to emits weak electrical signals makes it a superb subject for the study of how the brain uses sensory information to control locomotion.

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Noah Cowan/JHU

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