Octopuses are forcing scientists to rethink how intelligence evolves.
Despite diverging from vertebrates 600 million years ago, they independently developed large, complex brains, remarkable memory, problem‑solving skills, and even dream‑like sleep cycles. Their distributed nervous system — with powerful neural hubs in each arm — offers a radically different blueprint for cognition.
This parallel evolution challenges long‑held assumptions and opens new pathways for understanding universal principles of intelligence across life.
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