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Neuron Count-Based Measures May Currently Underweight Suffering in Farmed Fish — EA Forum

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Epistemic status: layperson’s attempt to understand the relevant literature. I welcome corrections from anyone with a better understanding of fish biology. As long as there are limited resources available for improving animal welfare, advocates will require a means of morally weighting the harm that occurs to different species. Historically, neuron counts have often been used as a proxy for moral weight in interspecies comparisons, sometimes as the sole factor used.[1] Researchers have raised issues with the direct use of neuron counts in determining moral weights, with a prominent recent example being a segment of the Rethink Priorities Moral Weight Project, which argues against the validity of neuron counts alone as a proxy for moral importance. However, even the Rethink Priorities team does not argue that neuron counts are useless, but rather, that they should be considered as just one component among many in establishing moral weight: Overall, we suggest that neuron counts should n

Neuron Count-Based Measures May Currently Underweight Suffering in Farmed Fish — EA Forum Hide table of contents Neuron Count-Based Measures May Currently Underweight Suffering in Farmed Fish by MHR🔸 Dec 13 2022 7 min read 9 70 Animal welfare Moral weight Bioethics Fish welfare Frontpage Neuron Count-Based Measures May Currently Underweight Suffering in Farmed Fish Summary The role of neuron counts in estimating moral significance Current neuron count data for fish Table 1. Fish neuron counts (PAWS) Species Average Adult Body Weight Neuron Count Source Resulting problems with current neuron c

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