The first observations of octopus brain waves revealed how alien their minds truly are Scientists implanted electrodes into an octopus' head for the first time. It only raised more questions ...

For years neuroscientists have focused on the brain’s neurons as its principal creators of memory and thought. But what if the reason for our cognitive abilities isn’t in the electrical ...

A new study has shed more light on just how alien octopuses are, showcasing unique brain signals scientists don't yet comprehend.

The brain of an octopus shares similarities to humans. Find out and just how intelligent an octopus is.

Wiring an octopus’s brain It’s no easy task to read an octopus’s brain. For one thing, the animals are nearly impossible to track in the wild.

The octopus brain keeps growing and adding new neurons over the animal's lifespan. These immature neurons, not yet integrated into brain circuits, were a sign of the brain in the process of expanding.

The inner workings of octopus arms might seem a world away from everyday human life, but there’s a surprising amount of real-world utility to this research.

The octopus’ brain sits between its eyes at the front of its mantle, or head, couched between its two optic lobes, large bean-shaped neural organs that help octopuses see the world around them.

The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain to produce different proteins as ocean temperatures fluctuate, a new study finds.

Scientists believe octopus brain development could have been due to an increase in microRNA families during cephalopod evolution.

How did octopuses evolve such complex brains? The answer traces back to a common ancestor between cephalopods and humans.