ArticleScience advances2026
The 3D architecture of the ctenophore aboral organ and the evolution of complex integrative centers in animals.
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- Revisiting nerve nets: functional organization and evolutionary implications.The EMBO journal · 2026Review
- Neural connectome of the ctenophore statocyst.eLife · 2026Article
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Abstract
The ability to sense and respond to environmental cues is fundamental to animal behavior and survival. In ctenophores-early-branching marine animals-a subepitheliall nerve net (SNN) underlies complex behaviors such as geotaxis, feeding, and escape. Central to this system is the aboral organ (AO), a sensory hub that detects motion, light, and pressure and coordinates ciliary movement. However, the AO's cellular architecture and its integration with the SNN remain poorly understood. Here, using volume electron microscopy in
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