Octopus

Octopus arms reveal an entirely new way of designing a nervous system Wonderpus octopus

Octopus arms reveal an entirely new way of designing a nervous system

What causes the octopus death spiral? New study points to changes in cholesterol production Octopus bimaculoides

What causes the octopus death spiral? New study points to changes in cholesterol production

Why motherhood sends octopuses into death spiral Thumbnail

Why motherhood sends octopuses into death spiral

Octopus skin inspires engineers to develop programmable ‘camouflaging’ material Cuttlefish

Octopus skin inspires engineers to develop programmable ‘camouflaging’ material

‘Smart’ cephalopods adapt by editing genetic code, but sacrifice ability to evolve Octopus in front of black background

‘Smart’ cephalopods adapt by editing genetic code, but sacrifice ability to evolve

The Ragsdale Lab - Octopus Intelligence & Genome Research at UChicago Octopus

The Ragsdale Lab - Octopus Intelligence & Genome Research at UChicago

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Clifton Ragsdale

Title: Professor of Neurobiology and Organismal Biology

Expertise: Neurobiology, Cephalopods, Octopus

Departmental website: https://drsb.uchicago.edu/program/faculty/clifton-ragsdale