Octopus drinking ecstasy has a human-like reaction

In a rather odd but shocking study conducted by Dr. Gül Dölen of the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine (USA), scientists gave the octopus 'enjoyment' of MDMA ecstasy and looked at their reactions. . Surprisingly, the octopus finally did the same thing as humans.

Humans and octopuses have a completely different appearance, and of course the human brain and octopus are not the same as the brains of any mammal, but in a recent study, just one more The only drug we will see is more like this 8-legged invertebrate aquatic animal than we still think.

First, male octopus and water baths were included containing MDMA for half an hour, then dropping them into a multi-compartment tank. In it, some empty compartments, and one compartment drop a cage containing a male octopus (no ecstasy bath). Everything started to become really strange.

Normally, when 'awake' octopuses are released into this experimental tank, they often seek to avoid single male octopus. They often ignore or avoid contact with other octopus and act as if they don't care about the surroundings.

But when the 'drug-infused' octopuses were left in the tank, they immediately actively sought physical contact with the captive male.

Dölen said: 'It is not a matter of time, but qualitative. Octopuses tend to hug into cages and put their mouths on cages. This is very similar to how people react to MDMA, they often touch each other '.

The "love drug " seems to be affecting the brain of invertebrates very similar to the human brain.

Extremely clear behaviors in these experiments and studies can help open new doors to understand how animals socialize and what prevents or promotes sensory behavior in the dynamic world. object.

This study is published in Current Biology.