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Re:The Octopus Is Smart as Heck, But Why? by otabdeveloper2 on Sunday December 02, 2018 @02:04AM (#18581209)
> 8 semi-autonomous tentacles, with one sort of central coordinating body. What could it possibly be like to experience the world that way?

Humans have two semi-autonomous brain hemispheres, each with a slightly different personality.

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Re:The Octopus Is Smart as Heck, But Why? by williamdclt on Sunday December 02, 2018 @06:14AM (#18581867)
Isn't this largely a myth? (actually not sure, I've seen articles going both ways and I'm not a neurologist myself)
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