Assuming that cognitive complexity follows a single, centralized trajectory overlooks key gaps: (1) the scarcity of cognitive studies on non-centralized species; (2) the potential of alternative neural architectures to support complex behavior; and (3) the influence of ecological niche pressures. Here we present evidence of curiosity-like behavior in a jellyfish, challenging the assumed link between centralized brains and complex cognition.
Challenging the central brain dogma: new experimental insights from the moon jellyfish (Aurelia spp.) / Agrillo, Christian; Pecunioso, Alessandra; Motta, Gregorio; Avian, Massimo; Chiandetti, Cinzia. - In: BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES. - ISSN 1469-1825. - 48:(2025), pp. e78-e80. [10.1017/S0140525X25100691]
Challenging the central brain dogma: new experimental insights from the moon jellyfish (Aurelia spp.)
Agrillo, Christian
;Motta, Gregorio;Avian, Massimo;Chiandetti, Cinzia
2025-01-01
Abstract
Assuming that cognitive complexity follows a single, centralized trajectory overlooks key gaps: (1) the scarcity of cognitive studies on non-centralized species; (2) the potential of alternative neural architectures to support complex behavior; and (3) the influence of ecological niche pressures. Here we present evidence of curiosity-like behavior in a jellyfish, challenging the assumed link between centralized brains and complex cognition.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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