Evolutionary mystery divides scientists: Did the nervous system evolve twice? A number of new studies suggest that the evolutionary history of the nervous system is not as straightforward as previously thought.
What is the point in having a nervous system? Can some animals really exist without a nervous system? Trichoplax, an animal that evolved about a billion years ago, might give us an answer.
What’s it like to be a bee? Information obtained from the tiny brain of a fly, cockroach or bee can be applied to studying the far more complex information processing mechanisms found in humans.
