Along the axial nerve cord, the neuronal cells are packed into segments, separated by gaps called septa, rich with connective tissue, where the nerves and veins exit to connect to muscles nearby. The ...

Each octopus arm has a massive nervous system, with more neurons combined across the eight arms than in the animal’s brain. These neurons are concentrated in a large axial nerve cord, which snakes ...

Each octopus arm has a massive nervous system, with more neurons combined across the eight arms than in the animal's brain. These neurons are concentrated in a large axial nerve cord (ANC), which ...

Along the axial nerve cord, the neuronal cells are ... The finding suggests that a segmented nervous system is related to the ...