Coding, Classification and Optimising of Learning Changes in Octopus

摘要

Contents: Visual coding system; Implications of coding hypothesis; Reversal of training; Limits of transfer and generalization; Retina of octopus; Efferent fibres to the retina; Degeneration of the retina; Detection of polarized light; Eye-movements, nystagmus, and angle of attack; Size of brain and number of cells; Paired centers for motivation and for amplifying the classifying signals (reward and punishment); Optimization of learning changes; Paired centers in the touch learning system; Presence of paired motivation centers in other brains.