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Evolution of the Nervous System Extrapolated from Ctenophore and the Resurrection of Golgi’s Reticular Theory?

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This highlight was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology China Brain Initiative Grant (2022ZD0204701) and the Scientific Research Fund of Zhejiang Provincial Education Department (Y202147674)

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Yang, A., Qiu, M. & Xu, X. Evolution of the Nervous System Extrapolated from Ctenophore and the Resurrection of Golgi’s Reticular Theory?. Neurosci. Bull. 39, 1895–1897 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-023-01119-5

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