The octopus' brain and the human brain share the same "jumping genes"

A new study has identified an important molecular analogy that could
explain the remarkable intelligence of these invertebrates

The octopus is an exceptional organism with an extremely complex brain
and cognitive abilities that are unique among invertebrates. So much
so that in some ways it has more in common with vertebrates than with invertebrates. The neural and cognitive complexity of these animals
could originate from a molecular analogy with the human brain, as
discovered by a research paper recently published in BMC Biology and coordinated by Remo Sanges from SISSA of Trieste and by Graziano
Fiorito from Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples. The research
shows that the same 'jumping genes' are active both in the human brain
and in the brain of two species, Octopus vulgaris, the common octopus,
and Octopus bimaculoides, the Californian octopus. A discovery that
could help us understand the secret of the intelligence of these
fascinating organisms.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/956980

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