Learn English: Sea Urchins Have Surprisingly Complex, Widespread Nervous Systems (hard)

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Sea Urchins Have Surprisingly Complex, Widespread Nervous Systems

Sea urchins possess intricate nervous systems throughout their entire bodies.

Researchers discovered these creatures have 'all-body brains' that are quite complex.

Their nervous system organization is remarkably similar to our own at a genetic level.

This finding challenges previous assumptions about simple echinoderm nervous systems.

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Original: ScienceAlert

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#sea urchins #neuroscience #animal evolution #marine biology #developmental biology

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