Under the Sea

Hiding in Plain Sight

Cephalopods hide from predators and communicate with other members of their species in a unique way: by altering the color and texture of their skin.

Testing Your Reflexes

What can a ticklish turtle teach us about how the spinal cord is organized?

How Big Brains Handle Pain

Brainy mollusks are enhancing our understanding of injury in the animal kingdom.

The Taste of Snails

This tiny pond snail is teaching researchers about the changes that take place in the brain when long-term memories form.

A Slug's Life

Same neurons, different behaviors: How two slugs with similar brains can swim so differently.

Sea Slug Teeth

The giant sea slug Apylsia has a simple nervous system that makes them a useful model for neuroscience research. They also have rows of tiny sharp teeth, which cover a tongue-like structure.

Swimming Zebrafish

Neurons in the brain and spinal cord cooperate to control complex movements, such as walking or swimming. Studying simple animals helps us understand how motion develops.