Cephalopod culture: current status of main biological models and research priorities
A recent revival in using cephalopods as experimental animals has rekindled interest in their
biology and life cycles, information with direct applications also in the rapidly growing …
biology and life cycles, information with direct applications also in the rapidly growing …
Current concepts of harm–benefit analysis of animal experiments–report from the AALAS–FELASA working group on harm–benefit analysis–part 1
A Brønstad, CE Newcomer, T Decelle… - Laboratory …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
International regulations and guidelines strongly suggest that the use of animal models in
scientific research should be initiated only after the authority responsible for the review of …
scientific research should be initiated only after the authority responsible for the review of …
Genome and transcriptome mechanisms driving cephalopod evolution
Cephalopods are known for their large nervous systems, complex behaviors and
morphological innovations. To investigate the genomic underpinnings of these features, we …
morphological innovations. To investigate the genomic underpinnings of these features, we …
Guidelines for the care and welfare of cephalopods in research–a consensus based on an initiative by CephRes, FELASA and the Boyd Group
This paper is the result of an international initiative and is a first attempt to develop
guidelines for the care and welfare of cephalopods (ie nautilus, cuttlefish, squid and …
guidelines for the care and welfare of cephalopods (ie nautilus, cuttlefish, squid and …
Kee** invertebrate research ethical in a landscape of shifting public opinion
Invertebrate study systems are cornerstones of biological and biomedical research,
providing key insights into fields from genetics to behavioural ecology. Despite the …
providing key insights into fields from genetics to behavioural ecology. Despite the …
Recording electrical activity from the brain of behaving octopus
Octopuses, which are among the most intelligent invertebrates, 1, 2, 3, 4 have no skeleton
and eight flexible arms whose sensory and motor activities are at once autonomous and …
and eight flexible arms whose sensory and motor activities are at once autonomous and …
Complexity and the evolution of consciousness
W Veit - Biological Theory, 2023 - Springer
This article introduces and defends the “pathological complexity thesis” as a hypothesis
about the evolutionary origins of minimal consciousness, or sentience, that connects the …
about the evolutionary origins of minimal consciousness, or sentience, that connects the …
What is in an octopus's mind?
J Mather - Animal Sentience, 2019 - wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org
It is difficult to imagine what an animal as different from us as the octopus 'thinks', but we can
make some progress. In the Umwelt or perceptual world of an octopus, what the lateralized …
make some progress. In the Umwelt or perceptual world of an octopus, what the lateralized …
Octopus bimaculoides' arm recruitment and use during visually evoked prey capture
F Bidel, NC Bennett, TJ Wardill - Current Biology, 2022 - cell.com
Octopus' limb hyper-redundancy complicates traditional motor control system theory due to
its extensive sensory inputs, subsequent decision-making, and arm coordination. Octopuses …
its extensive sensory inputs, subsequent decision-making, and arm coordination. Octopuses …
[HTML][HTML] Use of peripheral sensory information for central nervous control of arm movement by Octopus vulgaris
Octopuses are active predators with highly flexible bodies and rich behavioral repertoires [1–
3]. They display advanced cognitive abilities, and the size of their large nervous system …
3]. They display advanced cognitive abilities, and the size of their large nervous system …