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Do octopuses have brains?

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Octopuses have not even collected the majority of their neurons inside their brains; most of the neurons are in their arms. Advertisement. Given all this, the way to work out how smart octopuses are is to look at what they can do. read more

Octopuses also have an excellent sense of touch. The octopus's suction cups are equipped with chemoreceptors so the octopus can taste what it touches. Octopus arms do not become tangled or stuck to each other because the sensors recognise octopus skin and prevent self-attachment. read more

Yes they do have. In fact they are highly intelligent, more than any other invertebrates. They have a decentralized nervous system. Two-third of their brain is distributed in their arms. read more

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