Neurogastroenterol Motil February 2018 PMID 29024273

The first brain: Species comparisons and evolutionary implications for the enteric and central nervous systems.

J B Furness, M J Stebbing

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The overall discussions highlight the article’s fascinating idea that the ENS could be considered the earliest form of a brain, with comments like 'can be regarded as the first brain' and questions about how the ENS exists without the CNS. The tone emphasizes curiosity and appreciation for the evolutionary perspective, showing active engagement but with some simplified insights rather than deep technical analysis.

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Abstract in brief

The enteric nervous system (ENS), often called the "brain in the gut," is found in a wide range of animals, including those without a central nervous system (CNS), like hydra and certain invertebrates, indicating that the ENS is evolutionarily older and developed independently before the CNS.
The structure and neurochemical makeup of the ENS are remarkably similar across diverse species, suggesting a common origin, and it likely emerged in early animals that existed before the split between cnidarians (like hydra) and bilaterians (which include vertebrates).
In mammals, the ENS and CNS are connected and interact, but they developed separately; the ENS predates the CNS, and the presence of the ENS in simpler animals supports the idea that it was the first type of neural "brain" to evolve.]

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Evolution of Nervous Systems in Invertebrates and the Enteric Brain

This video explains the general structure of the nervous system in invertebrates, focusing on the evolution and development of the enteric nervous system, which predates the central nervous system and is present in…

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RT @kojija: 【腸管神経は最初の脳】中枢神経 CNS がないすべて？の動物に腸管神経 ENSは存在する脳は腸管神経から進化した https://t.co/8oU1JauKFD

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【腸管神経は最初の脳】中枢神経 CNS がないすべて？の動物に腸管神経 ENSは存在する脳は腸管神経から進化した https://t.co/8oU1JauKFD https://t.co/99tFhtwvJ1

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