Octopus Sleep Mirrors Humans with Wake-Like Stage
Like humans, octopuses transition between two sleep stages, a quiet stage and an active stage that resembles REM sleep in mammals.
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Like humans, octopuses transition between two sleep stages, a quiet stage and an active stage that resembles REM sleep in mammals.
Scientists have speculated about the cognitive and dreaming abilities of the octopus. This study is a step closer in understanding their complex behavior. As does a study on cuttlefish from the same team, showing their color shifting like never before.
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Researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology say the skin patterns octopuses create while they are snoozing may indicate they are capable of something similar to dreaming.
Study looks at electrical signals octopuses produce in their brain while asleep and awake.