Over half of the neurons in Octopus vulgaris, about 300 million, are not in the brain at all, but distributed in “ ...

During the development of the olfactory epithelium (OE), olfactory sensory neurons (OSNs) express only one member of the odorant receptor (OR) gene family, and O ...

Critics offer many arguments against raising octopuses for food, including possible releases of waste, antibiotics or ...

The brain processes 10 bits per second, much slower than sensory input. Early brains evolved for survival, limiting human ...

The structure of class II olfactory receptors ... triggering a cascade of reactions within the sensory neuron that ultimately leads to the perception of a scent. ** Carboxylic acids are R-COOH groups ...

More accurate measures may include the size, neuron count, or surface area ... Considering what’s known about their brain structures, sensory systems, and learning capacity, it appears that ...