Assuming that cognitive complexity follows a single, centralized trajectory overlooks key gaps: (1) the scarcity of cognitive studies on non-centralized species; (2) the potential of alternative neural architectures to support complex behavior; and (3) the influence of ecological niche pressures. Here we present evidence of curiosity-like behavior in a jellyfish, challenging the assumed link between centralized brains and complex cognition.
Challenging the central brain dogma: new experimental insights from the moon jellyfish (Aurelia spp.)
Agrillo C.
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2025
Abstract
Assuming that cognitive complexity follows a single, centralized trajectory overlooks key gaps: (1) the scarcity of cognitive studies on non-centralized species; (2) the potential of alternative neural architectures to support complex behavior; and (3) the influence of ecological niche pressures. Here we present evidence of curiosity-like behavior in a jellyfish, challenging the assumed link between centralized brains and complex cognition.
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