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Lot of info that they are independent, the extent is debatable. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201102120027.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/rele

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  Had already reviewed that article; from the article, “This study makes it clear that octopus's arms don't behave totally independently from the centralized brain.” Limb independence, is not the same thing as limb independent intelligence. Independently intelligence would mean when separated from the would the arm still shows signs of intelligence. Limb independence is simply central brain with limbs that are concurrently able to independently and meaningfully able to function, either in unison or separately; for example how a human drummer can use four limbs to tap out four separate beats, each with different timings, but that are in sync.