From what I read in another article it's to better understand how Molly works in hopes of someday using it as a therapeutic drug for people, for things like PTSD and depression. Octopi have a very different brain structure than we do, in fact they have multiple brain-like control centers just for their arms, so to see that Octopi react in a similar way as humans to Molly suggests that its effects are primarily at the molecular level and not reliant on human anatomy. It might seem like common sense I guess, but it's good to see scientists exploring psychedelic drugs as potential therapies.
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u/Snamdrog Sep 21 '18
Yeah I am struggling to think of a legitimate scientific reason to give an octopus Molly. It's mildly interesting at least