Cephalopod Cognition

Anne-Sophie Darmaillacq is a researcher in the Group Memory and Behavioural Plasticity Unit at Université de Caen Normandie, France. She studies embryonic cognition and early learning systems in the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis and lectures in ethology at graduate and undergraduate levels.

Ludovic Dickel is Professor of Behavioural Biology at Université de Caen Normandie, France, managing the Group Memory and Behavioural Plasticity Unit. His research interests are focused on brain development and cognition in cuttlefish as well as collaborative work on embryonic neuroethology in oviparous species.

Jennifer Mather is Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Lethbridge, Alberta. She is active in researching many aspects of cephalopod cognition and behaviour, especially in octopuses, including groundbreaking work in personality, play and consciousness.