Comparative neuroanatomy reveals functional similarities between humans and octopuses
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Comparative neuroanatomy demonstrates striking evolutionary convergence and functional similarities between vertebrate brains and the complex nervous systems of cephalopods like octopuses.
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Cephalopod Brains: An Overview of Current Knowledge to Facilitate Comparison With Vertebrates
2018 · cited by 184
Cephalopod and vertebrate neural systems share anatomical similarities resembling the cerebral cortex, thalamus, and other structures, highlighting evolutionary convergence.
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Cephalopods in neuroscience: regulations, research and the 3Rs
2014 · cited by 165
Cephalopods possess complex, centralized nervous systems and behavioral repertoires that have long made them valuable models in neuroscience alongside vertebrates.