The team hopes to conduct further work to explore the detailed function of the head movements, and how ants may sense and perceive carrying unequally balanced objects.
Still, Pimco's head of Asia-Pacific Ki Myung Hong says a well-balanced portfolio should include some exposure to emerging markets, and expects investor appetite for emerging-market bonds to grow.
"He's a very well-rounded, well-balanced business mind who I think manages risks very thoughtfully, " said Peter Hancock, the head of property-casualty operations at American International Group Inc.
Your brain triangulates these signals to keep you balanced, and to move your eyes at exactly the same speed (and exactly opposite direction) as your head so the world doesn't look like it's being filmed by an amateur.