Our main goal in neuroscience is advancing the understanding of the human nervous system and the mechanisms behind its disorders. However, many invasive ...

However, a close look at Cambrian-age (541 million years to 485 million years ago) fossils of Scalidophora, a subgroup of Ecdysozoa found in marine environments, has revealed the source of these ...

Cut off any part of this worm's body and it will regrow. This is the spectacular yet mysterious regenerative ability of ...

Their nervous system consisting of the brain ... particularly in segmented animals. During the Precambrian-Cambrian transition, changes in the nervous and muscular systems were likely tied ...

For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with remarkable capabilities to process information, coordinate movements, and respond ...

Each octopus arm has a massive nervous system, with more neurons combined across the eight arms than in the animal's brain. These neurons are concentrated in a large axial nerve cord (ANC), which ...

The nervous system enables humans to react to their surroundings and to coordinate their behaviour. It comprises millions of neurones and uses electrical impulses to communicate very quickly.