Chapter 25. Learning, Memory, and Brain Plasticity in Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)

Ludovic Dickel (1) , Anne-Sophie Darmaillacq (1) , Christelle Jozet-Alves (1) , Cécile Bellanger (1)

1 GMPc - Groupe Mémoire et Plasticité comportementale

This chapter summarizes the literature on the anatomical and functional organization of the cuttlefish brain, with a focus on the structures involved in learning and memory processes (namely the vertical lobe system and optic lobes). Also, different learning paradigms that are commonly used in Sepia officinalis are described with, when possible, their neural correlates. Recent work on the early development of brain and memory is also reviewed. Some research directions to follow in the field of neurobiology of learning and memory in cuttlefish are suggested to better understand the extraordinary behavioral plasticity of these sophisticated invertebrates.

Domaines: Zoologie des invertébrés; Neurosciences; Psychologie et comportements; Sciences cognitives

Ludovic Dickel, Anne-Sophie Darmaillacq, Christelle Jozet-Alves, Cécile Bellanger. Chapter 25. Learning, Memory, and Brain Plasticity in Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). Randolf Menzel; Paul Benjamin. Invertebrate Learning and Memory, 22, Academic Press, 2013, 9780124158238. ⟨10.1016/B978-0-12-415823-8.00025-3⟩. ⟨hal-01576232⟩