Scientists have now recorded brain waves from freely moving octopuses

It’s still too early to know how the brain controls the animal’s behavior

A photo of a big blue octopus hovering in the water with several of its tentacles curled up around its body.

By implanting wireless devices into three octopuses like this one (Octopus cyanea, also known as the big blue octopus), researchers are now able to study the famously intelligent cephalopods’ brain activity during natural behaviors.

Michael Kuba

For the first time, scientists have recorded brain waves from freely moving octopuses.