bboplifa@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Science@beehaw.org · 2 years agoOctopuses Can Rewire Their Brains to Brave Chilly Waterswww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down10
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minus-squareThe Doctor@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoOctopus lifecycles are tied to their reproductive cycles. Specimens that had undergone surgery to remove their optic glands lived significantly longer, even if they’d already reproduced. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1977/12/01/octopus-surgery-has-a-surprising-end-longer-life/a8fabbce-0d76-400f-a9b4-e95b8b93094e/ https://news.uchicago.edu/story/what-causes-octopus-death-spiral-new-study-points-changes-cholesterol-production
Octopus lifecycles are tied to their reproductive cycles. Specimens that had undergone surgery to remove their optic glands lived significantly longer, even if they’d already reproduced.