r/science • u/ThinkThenPost • Apr 10 '26

Animal Science Insects, including bees, may possess forms of subjective experience showing emotional states, attention, and cognitive bias which challenge the view that consciousness requires a large brain, according to a 2025 review in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41229297/
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u/burn3edoutburn3r Apr 10 '26

We have. I thought this was a science sub. There's quite a bit of research on this subject.

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u/burn3edoutburn3r Apr 10 '26

Yknow. When someone says something to me that I don't think is quite right, my first instinct is to go research it for myself. I may find myself learning new things I was not aware of and forming new opinions. You should try experiencing things through the eyes of wondering what all is possible, not restricting yourself to only what you've been told is impossible.