Alternative neural systems: What is a neuron? (Ctenophores, sponges and placozoans)
How to make a neuron, a synapse, and a neural circuit? Is there only one ‘design’ for a neural architecture with a universally shared genomic blueprint across species? The brief answer is “No.” Four early divergent lineages from the nerveless common ancestor of all animals independently evolved dist...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2022.1071961/full |