title: Learning and memory in Octopus vulgaris: a case of biological plasticity.
abstract: Here we concisely summarize major aspects of the learning capabilities of the cephalopod mollusc Octopus vulgaris, a solitary living marine invertebrate. We aim to provide a backdrop against which neurobiology of these animals can be further interpreted and thus soliciting further interest for one of the most advanced members of invertebrate animals.
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zarrella
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Napoli, Italy; Association for Cephalopod Research 'CephRes', Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ponte
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baldascino
authors.affiliation: Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Villa Comunale, Napoli, Italy. Electronic address: graziano.fiorito@szn.it.
authors.forename: Graziano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fiorito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000502:physiology*; D049831:Octopodiformes / Q000502:physiology*