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. 2014 Jun 2;24(11):R520-1.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.04.036.

Neuroethology: self-recognition helps octopuses avoid entanglement

Robyn J Crook  1 , Edgar T Walters  2
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Neuroethology: self-recognition helps octopuses avoid entanglement

Robyn J Crook et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

How an octopus performs complex movements of its eight sucker-studded arms without entanglement has been a mystery. A new study has found that self-recognition of the octopus's skin by its suckers inhibits reflexive grasping of its own arms, simplifying the mechanisms needed to generate intricate arm behavior.

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