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Hi, I have a question about cephalopod neurology... From what I remember from invertebrate zoology cephs don't really have a "brain" per se, but a network of connections between their crainial nerves that serve as a very effective brain, right?
The other molluscs classes don't show that type of advanced neurological development, so I was wondering as to any theories on Ceph neurology and it's evolution. I think that, given the bauplan of the basic ceph with its chromatophores, individual arms, complex sensory and advanced optics (to name a few of its systems) needs a complex "brain" to keep things running.
Yeah, I'm stating the obvious here.
Soooo.... My question is this: Just HOW complex is the Ceph brain? I mean, do they have a psyche of sorts? How interconnected are the crainial nerves? Do they function like our corpus callosium? Can Cephs remember individuals? Can they alter behavior easily to adapt to new situations? Can they reason?
*sigh* I really wish I could work with them...
Sushi and Sake,
John
The other molluscs classes don't show that type of advanced neurological development, so I was wondering as to any theories on Ceph neurology and it's evolution. I think that, given the bauplan of the basic ceph with its chromatophores, individual arms, complex sensory and advanced optics (to name a few of its systems) needs a complex "brain" to keep things running.
Yeah, I'm stating the obvious here.
Soooo.... My question is this: Just HOW complex is the Ceph brain? I mean, do they have a psyche of sorts? How interconnected are the crainial nerves? Do they function like our corpus callosium? Can Cephs remember individuals? Can they alter behavior easily to adapt to new situations? Can they reason?
*sigh* I really wish I could work with them...
Sushi and Sake,
John