"What and where is an octopus’s mind?" by Jennifer A. Mather

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Mather, Jennifer A. (2019) What and where is an octopus’s mind?. Animal Sentience 26(26)

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Jennifer Mather, What is in an octopus's mind?

Abstract

It is gratifying to see the thorough discussion of whether octopuses have a mind, though perhaps a mind that is different from those of “higher” vertebrates. It stimulates us to look at the welfare of these animals and challenges us to find better ways to test mindfulness and cognition across animals with widely differing natural histories and sensory and motor capacities.

Author Biography

Jennifer Mather is Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge. She has published many articles on cephalopod behavior and intelligence and is regarded as an authority on ethics with regard to cephalopods. Website

DOI

10.51291/2377-7478.1528

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