Neural and functional organization of systems involved in representing and learning spoken words. (a) Left temporal lobe regions involved in perceiving and comprehending spoken words (based on Hickok & Poeppel 2004; Davis & Johnsrude 2007) and the. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons @Matthew H. Davis1 and M. Gareth Gaskell
Octopuses have demonstrated impressive learning and memory capabilities. They can learn through observation and experience, and they can remember what they've learned for extended periods of time. For example, octopuses have been shown to learn how to open a jar by watching another octopus do it, and they can remember the solution to a maze for at least a month. These abilities suggest that octopuses have a form of consciousness, although it is likely very different from our own.
