Summary: Researchers mapped neural activity in an octopus’s visual system, revealing striking similarities to humans.
The team observed neural responses to light and dark spots, thereby creating a map resembling the organization of the human brain. Interestingly, octopuses and humans last shared a common ancestor around 500 million years ago, suggesting independent evolution of such complex visual systems.
These findings contribute greatly to our understanding of cephalopod vision and brain structure.
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