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Aradhana Jha

Can Fish Recognize Their Owners? The Science Behind Fish Intelligence

For a long time, fish have been underappreciated in the intelligence sector. In popular media, they were depicted as forgetful, robotic beings with little to no knowledge of their environment. However, scientific studies conducted in the last two decades show a completely different picture. Fish have memory, learning capabilities, social knowledge, and in some instances, remarkably sophisticated cognitive functions.

Shattering the “three-second memory” myth

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