Animal science: nervous system evolution: How did the central nervous system form and in which family did it first come around?

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How did the central nervous system form and in which family did it first come around?

Sacha Forbes-Leith · Accepted Answer

The central nervous system first formed in marine invertebrates Platyhelminthes. Where neurons became more clustered into morphologically and functionally distinct units called ganglia.

Animal science: nervous system evolution

How did the central nervous system form and in which family did it first come around?

The central nervous system first formed in marine invertebrates Platyhelminthes. Where neurons became more clustered into morphologically and functionally distinct units called ganglia.

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