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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Biology Open |
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| Online Access: | http://bio.biologists.org/content/6/4/425 |