Non-centralized and functionally localized nervous system of ophiuroids: evidence from topical anesthetic experiments

Ophiuroids locomote along the seafloor by coordinated rhythmic movements of multi-segmented arms. The mechanisms by which such coordinated movements are achieved are a focus of interest from the standpoints of neurobiology and robotics, because ophiuroids appear to lack a central nervous system that...

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Main Authors: Yoshiya Matsuzaka, Eiki Sato, Takeshi Kano, Hitoshi Aonuma, Akio Ishiguro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2017-04-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/6/4/425