Sentences with phrase «perform simple tasks independent»

Two - thirds of the neurons in an octopus reside not in its brain but in its arms; octopus arms are, unbelievably, able to perform simple tasks independent of input from the central brain, including opening shellfish, searching for food in crevices, and responding to pain or injury (even if completely severed).

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To test this hypothesis, we used independent component analysis to isolate the network in a group of 13 subjects with mild AD and in a group of 13 age - matched elderly controls as they performed a simple sensory - motor processing task.