Born 18 Mar 1907; died 4 Jul 1997 at age 90.  

Born 18 Mar 1907; died 4 Jul 1997 at age 90.  

John Zachary Young was an #English #zoologist and #neuroscientist who had a passionate interest in how #animals function, and their #brains in particular. His research laid a foundation for modern #neurobiology. His career began as a #cephalopod #biologist, curious also in #physiology, experimental #psychology and #philosophy, but became a #neuroscientist. His first  paper (1929) was on the previously undescribed #epistellar body in the #octopus. He continued his research on #cephalopods (octopus, squids, cuttlefish and nautiloids) with experiments on octopus learning and the basis of memory. He wrote many more papers on this subject. He identified distinct stores in the octopus brain for visual and touch memories, a brain far more complicated than previously known.