Submitted by Altruistic_Spirit_25 t3_zhk2lf in askscience
NDaveT t1_izu9vr7 wrote
Reply to comment by speculatrix in How do animals get their instincts? by Altruistic_Spirit_25
I don't think they actually have inherited memories, just inherited behaviors.
speculatrix t1_izucc77 wrote
But a behaviour is a complex thing, probably requiring vision recognition of objects and choosing from a selection of actions. That would suggest, if the brain is anything like neural networks, it's already been trained with those functions.
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