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by lukas099 565 days ago
> Is there some really important reason many animals have brains in their head

I'm guessing proximity to sensory organs.
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shepherdjerred 565 days ago
Maybe; my point though is that there are a lot of these common traits. I don't think these traits (e.g. need for sleep) being shared is necessarily because it's globally optimal.
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