Neuroecology: Forces that shape the octopus brain

Tamar Gutnick; Michael J Kuba; Anna Di Cosmo

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.047

Neuroecology: Forces that shape the octopus brain

Curr Biol. 2022 Feb 7;32(3):R131-R135. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.047.

Authors

Tamar Gutnick¹, Michael J Kuba², Anna Di Cosmo¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, 80126 Naples, Italy.
² Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia 26, 80126 Naples, Italy; Physics and Biology Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate University, 904-0495 Okinawa, Japan. Electronic address: michi.kuba@me.com.

PMID: 35134362
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.047

Abstract

Octopuses inhabit almost all seas in the world. A new study on tropical species suggests that, as in vertebrates, folding in the brain and visual system might be linked to habitat and lifestyle.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Brain
Octopodiformes*