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Deep homologies in chordate caudal central nervous systems
William Cairns Smith, Matthew J. Kourakis, Kerrianne Ryan…·Ian A. Meinertzhagen
The paper identifies functional motor neurons and cerebellum-like structures in the Ciona larval caudal CNS, suggesting homology with vertebrate spinal cord and cerebellum.
DOI 10.1101/2024.06.03.597227