Co-expression of VAL- and TMT-opsins uncovers ancient photosensory interneurons and motorneurons in the vertebrate brain.

The functional principle of the vertebrate brain is often paralleled to a computer: information collected by dedicated devices is processed and integrated by interneuron circuits and leads to output. However, inter- and motorneurons present in today's vertebrate brains are thought to derive fro...

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Main Authors: Ruth M Fischer, Bruno M Fontinha, Stephan Kirchmaier, Julia Steger, Susanne Bloch, Daigo Inoue, Satchidananda Panda, Simon Rumpel, Kristin Tessmar-Raible
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23776409/pdf/?tool=EBI