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Acknowledgments

We have to thank the Scientific Advisory Board of CephRes that solicited us in this endeavour of facilitating publication of scientific contributions from cephalopod workers and Professor Torsten Wiesel for his enthusiasm and genuine interest for cephalopod biology research. Our special thanks go to the Authors; they are just an example of how widespread in different countries and continents is operating the cephalopod community. We are also grateful to the reviewers who assisted this process with enthusiasm and to Professor Holden-Dye and Editorial Staff of Invertebrate Neuroscience for the continuous support and patience.

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  1. Associazione Cephalopod Research ‘CephRes-ONLUS’, via dei Fiorentini 21, 80133, Naples, Italy

    Giovanna Ponte & Graziano Fiorito

  2. Dipartimento di Storia, Culture, Civiltà, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Ariane Dröscher

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This article forms part of a special issue on Cephalopod Biology under the auspices of CephRes-ONLUS (www.cephalopodresearch.org); Guest Editor: Graziano Fiorito.

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Ponte, G., Dröscher, A. & Fiorito, G. Fostering cephalopod biology research: past and current trends and topics. Invert Neurosci 13, 1–9 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10158-013-0156-y

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