The Octopus: An Alien Mind on Earth
In short: An exploration of the octopus's distributed nervous system and the unique evolutionary path that led to its extraordinary intelligence.
A 1:30 short film in the series “Mysteries Explained”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Smithsonian Magazine, “Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation That Helps Them Accurately Build Proteins”; Smithsonian Ocean, “Why the Octopus Brain is so Extraordinary | Smithsonian Ocean”; Biomechanics in the Wild, “Nine Brains Are Better Than One: An Octopus’ Nervous System | Biomechanics in the Wild”; National Geographic, “How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses”; Nature Communications, “Dynamic pigmentary and structural coloration within cephalopod chromatophore organs - Nature Communications”; Nature, “Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?”; Springer Nature Switzerland AG, “Cephalopod Tool Use”.
Sources used in this film
- Smithsonian Magazine — Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation That Helps Them Accurately Build Proteins · View →
- Smithsonian Ocean — Why the Octopus Brain is so Extraordinary | Smithsonian Ocean · View →
- Biomechanics in the Wild — Nine Brains Are Better Than One: An Octopus’ Nervous System | Biomechanics in the Wild · View →
- National Geographic — How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses · View →
- Nature Communications — Dynamic pigmentary and structural coloration within cephalopod chromatophore organs - Nature Communications · View →
- Nature — Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart? · View →
- Springer Nature Switzerland AG — Cephalopod Tool Use · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Why Are Some Octopuses So Smart? The Answer Might Lie in a Never-Before-Seen Mutation That Helps Them Accurately Build Proteins
- Also: Smithsonian Ocean: Why the Octopus Brain is so Extraordinary | Smithsonian Ocean
- Also: Biomechanics in the Wild: Nine Brains Are Better Than One: An Octopus’ Nervous System | Biomechanics in the Wild
- Also: National Geographic: How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses
- Also: Nature Communications: Dynamic pigmentary and structural coloration within cephalopod chromatophore organs - Nature Communications
- Also: Nature: Do octopus brains work like humans’ — or is there another way to be smart?
- Also: Springer Nature Switzerland AG: Cephalopod Tool Use
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