Neuroethology: Generating complex behavioral sequences with distributed nerve nets

William N Frost

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.004

Neuroethology: Generating complex behavioral sequences with distributed nerve nets

Curr Biol. 2023 May 22;33(10):R398-R400. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.004.

Author

William N Frost¹

Affiliation

¹ Cell Biology and Anatomy, The Chicago Medical School, Stanson Toshok Center for Brain Function and Repair, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 3333 Green Bay Road North, Chicago, IL 60064, USA. Electronic address: william.frost@rosalindfranklin.edu.

PMID: 37220729
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.004

Abstract

How are animals equipped with only diffusely distributed nerve nets able to generate complex behaviors? A new study in Hydra vulgaris proposes that a peptide-based 'wireless connectome' works in concert with two familiar network-coordinating mechanisms to generate the animal's remarkable somersault behavior.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Connectome*
Hydra*
Nerve Net

Grants and funding

R01 NS121220/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/United States