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EUR 8.-Octopus Paul - Is it biologically possible that an Octopus can sense electrical fields produced by the human brain?

 

Only recently the famous Octopus Paul has successfully predicted several results of the world championship in soccer:

While it could certainly be pure randomness or some guidance/cues provided by humans, there is biological evidence that neural tissue could be sensitive to very weak electrical fields produced by other brains.

Is it biologically possible that an Octopus could sense electrical fields produced by a human brain several meters away?

I am looking for biological plausible pros/cons with regard to above stated hypothesis. Thanks a lot!

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  • Written by Hecke Verified User on Friday, Jul 16, 2010 at 6:42:43 AM
    Hi Cap,

    can you give a reference for brains being able to sense the EEG of another brain?
    Having done quite some EEG research i highly doubt that.

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