The first neural systems in evolutionary history were simple nerve nets
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Evolutionary and neurobiological literature widely supports the view that the earliest neural systems were simple, diffuse nerve nets found in basal metazoans.
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The Evolution of Nervous Systems: From Nerve Nets to Tripartite Synapses - A Mathematical and Biophysical Analysis
2025 · cited by 0
The paper outlines the evolutionary trajectory of nervous systems, beginning with simple nerve nets in early metazoans.
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Revisiting nerve nets: functional organization and evolutionary implications.
2026 · cited by 0
The paper discusses how nerve nets represent a foundational and widespread organization of nervous tissue in early animals.
Evolution of neuropeptides: From diffusing molecules to modulators of synaptic transmission.
2026 · cited by 0
The paper notes that decentralized nerve nets in early metazoans represent an initial organizational principle before neural centralization.