Invertebrate Nervous Systems
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Invertebrates are not ‘simple animals’, but they are indeed masters of economy: their small nervous systems contain many fewer nerve cells than those of even the tiniest vertebrates, yet these animals solve all of the same survival problems, can live in highly organized societies and can communicate complex messages. The goal of this article is to outline general features of the nervous systems of invertebrates, and to begin to ask how these tiny information-processing systems drive such diverse behaviour.
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