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Could fish have consciousness? ‘Emotional fever’ experiment suggests they might

November 30, 2015 by

Researchers have observed an increase in body temperature of between two and four degrees in zebrafish, when these are subjected to stressful situations. This phenomenon is known as 'emotional fever,' as it is related to what animals feel in the face of an external stimulus.

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