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Developmental mechanisms can shed light on how evolutionary diversity has arisen.
Invertebrate nervous systems offer a wealth of diverse structures and functions from which to …

Despite their often small numbers, the neurons in invertebrate nervous systems can
nevertheless constitute many classes, and the nervous systems of little studied or entirely …

Summary The recent Cell Symposium 'Genes, Circuits and Behavior'brought together
researchers working on neural circuits in vertebrate and invertebrate species. In the interest …

Invertebrate preparations have had a prominent role in the growth of cellular
neurophysiology. The giant axons of squid and cuttlefish, introduced into neurophysiology …

Studies on homologies of identified neurons offer the promise for an understanding of the
evolution of gross neural structures and behaviors in terms of the evolution of single nerve …

Invertebrates have proven to be extremely useful model systems for gaining insights into the
neural and molecular mechanisms of sensory processing, motor control and higher …

The most conspicuous function of the nervous system is to control animal behav ior. From
the complex operations of learning and mentation to the molecular con figuration of ionic …

Invertebrates are not 'simple animals', but they are indeed masters of economy: their small
nervous systems contain many fewer nerve cells than those of even the tiniest vertebrates …

Highlights•Molluscs evolved large brains independently from vertebrates using homologous
morphogenic genes such as Hox, Pax, and ParaHox in novel ways.•Cephalopod brains …