Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Multisensory integration (MSI) by polymodal sensory neurons dictates larval settlement in a brainless cnidarian larva
This study shows that multisensory integration in a brainless cnidarian larva involves polymodal sensory neurons and mechanoreceptive cnidocytes, indicating MSI predates complex brains.
DOI 10.1111/mec.16968