Much like an octopus using its distributed nervous system to sense, decide, and react instantly, our brain’s resilience system relies on multiple regions working together to help us adapt.

Animals with multiple brains have evolved this way to improve survival. Whether it's for controlling many limbs independently ...

Octopuses have a large nervous system, with the average octopus having about 500 million neurons or brain cells. That puts it in the same “brain range” as smaller mammals such as dogs.

Like some other marine animals, octopus blood is blue ... The central brain controls the nervous system. Octopuses absorb information through their arms – their strong suckers help them smell ...

Octopus arms move with incredible dexterity ... by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.

By precisely controlling each chromatophore through their nervous system, octopuses can produce intricate camouflage patterns or elaborate visual displays. Octopus camouflage consumes surprising ...