How the cuttlefish spikes out its skin: Neurological study reveals surprising control
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Published in iScience · View the paper (DOI)
Scientists discovered a motor nerve dedicated to papillary and skin tension control in the stellate ganglion, allowing papillae to hold shape for over an hour. The study also found similarities between the neural circuit controlling papillae and squid skin iridescence.
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- How the cuttlefish spikes out its skin: Neurological study reveals surprising control Marine Biological Laboratory · Feb 15, 2018 · first to report
- The neuroscience of cuttlefish camouflage Cell Press · Feb 15, 2018
- Scientists discover the secrets behind the cuttlefish's 3-D 'invisibility cloak' University of Cambridge · Feb 15, 2018