Evolution: The arthropod brain - a saga in three parts

Jakob Vinther

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.091

Evolution: The arthropod brain - a saga in three parts

Jakob Vinther

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Abstract

The arthropod brain comprises three segments and innervates three appendages. How it evolved has been a matter of intense debate. New Burgess Shale fossils preserving nervous tissue bring us closer to solving this mystery but evaluating the many hypotheses they could fit is not easy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R833-R836
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	32
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.091
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2022

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Keywords

Animals
Arthropods/physiology
Biological Evolution
Brain
Fossils
Orthoptera

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