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Shivon Zilis

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Oct 14, 2021

Is an octopus’s arm conscious?

discovermagazine.com

How Do Octopuses Experience the World?

An octopus has more neurons in its arms than in its head. It's difficult to imagine how they perceive the world, but scientists have tried.

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Mek C

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Is a human arm conscious? There are no Neural Somas past the Dorsal root ganglion in the vertebral column. If someone were to propose a neuron equates to consciousness, they would conclude human arms are incapable of consciousness. Are there Neural Soma's in Octuspus arms?

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