Right or left: an octopus directs its arm straight to the food

The researchers taught octopuses to insert their arms down the left or right side tubes of Y-shaped mazes. Both sides of the maze were baited with food, but food on the incorrect side was blocked by a net. Here, an octopus correctly picks the right side tube and grabs a food reward.

The researchers taught octopuses to insert their arms down the left or right side tubes of Y-shaped mazes. Both sides of the maze were baited with food, but food on the incorrect side was blocked by a net. Here, an octopus correctly picks the right side tube and grabs a food reward.

Date:
29 October 2020
Credit:
Dr. Tamar Gutnick

Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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