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. 2020 Nov 2;30(21):R1301-R1304.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.004.

Operant Learning: Octopus Arms Need Brains to Learn Their Way

Scott L Hooper  1
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Operant Learning: Octopus Arms Need Brains to Learn Their Way

Scott L Hooper. Curr Biol. .

Abstract

Octopus arm nervous systems have great arm-local information processing capabilities, raising the possibility each arm functions semi-independently. A recent two-choice behavioral study suggests, however, that the brain is required to learn, and choose in each trial, correct arm direction.

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