Reconstructing the neural architecture of the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis to understand evolution of the nervous system
Abhishek Mishra, Alison Cole, Linda Kloẞ, Ulrich Technau · FENS Forum 2024
Nervous system is a defining feature of most metazoans. It consists of billions of neurons that provides sensory and cognitive abilities in animals to perform complex behaviors. Although nervous system has been at the focus of research for many years, the knowledge about its evolutionary origin is still in its infancy. What are the ancestral features of the nervous system and how it has originated and evolved over time to generate neuronal complexity in higher animals?To answer these questions, we are working on cnidarians that are placed in a phylogenetic tree as sister group to all bilateria
ePoster · Neuroscience