🐙🧠 Researchers investigated how #octopus #brains use a structure called the vertical lobe to manage complex #learning and #memory.
The #study demonstrates convergent #evolution where two completely different species developed similar neural solutions for high-level #intelligence.
👉 scientificamerican.com/article…
#biology #neuroscience #science #marinebiology #nature #research #discovery #animals
Do octopus brains work like humans’—or is there another way to be smart?
Just like vertebrates, cephalopods—such as octopuses and squid—have elaborate brains. Neuroscientists are flocking to them for insights into how intelligence evolved.Liam Drew (Scientific American)