The neurons in the octopus's arms are concentrated along an axial nerve cord that undulates down the length of each arm, with ...

The suckers are also packed with sensory receptors that allow the octopus to taste and smell things that they touch—like combining a hand with a tongue and a nose. The researchers believe the ...

Octopus arms exhibit remarkable dexterity due to a segmented nervous system, allowing precise control over movements and sucker functions. The nervous system is organized into segments with gaps ...

However, unlike a tail, octopus arms are boneless ... we describe in cephalopod arms pertains mostly to [the] nervous system.” The inner workings of octopus arms might seem a world away from ...

Octopus arms are the ultimate multitaskers, bending, twisting, and curling with an impressive range of motion that would make a yoga instructor envious.

The octopus nervous system is among the most unusual on Earth ... of its 500 million-odd neurons spread throughout the eight arms. In fact, more neurons reside in the arms than in the octopus's ...

Octopus arms move with incredible dexterity, bending, twisting, and curling with nearly infinite degrees of freedom. New research from the University of Chicago revealed that the nervous system ...

The neurons in the octopus's arms are concentrated along an axial nerve cord that ... The architecture of the octopus nervous system, showing (f) the arm, (g) the nerves of the suckers, (h) the axial ...