# Octopus Cognition

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Podcast: [Data Skeptic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/data-skeptic)
Published: 2024-03-08T00:50:00+00:00
Episode link: https://dataskeptic.com/blog/episodes/2024/octopus-cognition
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Duration seconds: 2290

## Resource

We are joined by Tamar Gutnick, a visiting professor at the University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy. She studies the octopus nervous system and their behavior, focusing on cognition and learning behaviors. Tamar gave a background to the kind of research she does — lab research. She discussed some challenges with observing octopuses in the lab. She discussed some patterns observed by the octopus lifestyle in a controlled setting. Tamar discussed what they know about octopus intelligence. She discussed the octopus nervous system and why they are unique compared to other animals. She discussed how they measure the behavior of octopuses using a video recording and a logger to track brain activity.

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