Cuttlefish can show the same amount of self-control as bigger-brained animals, a test found. The cephalopods resisted taking food immediately to get a better reward later. Similar tests are used on ...

The cuttlefish, an underwater sea creature, just passed a cognitive test proving that there is still plenty to learn about animal intelligence, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

The cephalopod cuttlefish has passed a famous psychological “marshmallow” test designed to gauge the propensity for delayed gratification in children. The findings indicate that these sea creatures ...

A new study has revealed that common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) are capable of delayed gratification, a trait previously thought to be exclusive to intelligent vertebrates. Researchers adapted the ...

A popular TikTok challenge has evolved in which kids resist eating snacks; a new study finds that cuttlefish can do the same. According to the research, cuttlefish can delay gratification—wait for a ...

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March 2 (UPI) --According to a new study, cuttlefish can pass the Stanford marshmallow test, delaying the gratification of an immediate reward for a better reward later. In the 1970s, Stanford ...

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Cuttlefish can delay gratification, and those that can wait longest also do better in a learning test, scientists have discovered. Much like the popular TikTok challenge where kids resist eating ...

You might have seen videos of octopuses opening jars or heard rumors of their intelligence. It turns out they aren’t the only tentacled mollusks with an impressive skill set. Scientists have found ...