Octopuses have hundreds of suckers, each one equipped with its own ganglion with thousands of neurons. These ‘mini-brains’ are interconnected, making for a widely distributed nervous system. That is why a severed octopus arm may crawl on its own and even pick up food. — Frans de Waal

Tags: #Nervous, #System, #Crawl, #FransdeWaal, #Dutch, #Scientist

Mini who’s who:

Frans de Waal : Dutch Scientist
Born: October 29, 1948