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Researchers decode dreaming patterns within a sleeping octopus brain

Thomas Mulligan investigates the groundbreaking discovery of complex neural activity in cephalopods, revealing that these ...

10 Things Researchers Have Learned About the Octopus’s Decentralized Mind

Most of us think of the brain as a single command center that controls everything the body does. Octopuses work differently.

Octopuses just passed a mirror challenge few expected; scientists found they could use reflections to locate hidden prey in 73% of trials

A new study reveals that octopuses can use mirrors to locate hidden prey, demonstrating advanced cognitive abilities ...
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Octopus arms reveal the origins of brain receptors

Octopuses and squids carry the largest nervous systems of any invertebrate, and roughly two-thirds of an octopus’s neurons ...
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Worried About Sentient AI? Consider the Octopus

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Octopus brain and human brain share the same 'jumping genes'

The octopus is an exceptional organism with an extremely complex brain and cognitive abilities that are unique among invertebrates. So much so that in some ways it has more in common with vertebrates ...
Psychology Today

Study Uncovers Brain Diversity in Octopuses

Source: National Marine Sanctuaries, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. In a new study, researchers from the University of Queensland used advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to ...