Researchers reveal #evolutionary origins of #appetite by studying simple #nervous_system of #Hydra.

#signalling #satiation

https://phys.org/news/2024-05-reveal-evolutionary-appetite-simple-nervous.html

Study suggests #brain #regulatory program predates central #nervous_system #evolution.

#cnidarians #mRNA #transcriptomics

https://phys.org/news/2023-11-brain-regulatory-predates-central-nervous.html

Study pinpoints #cold_adaptations in #nervous_system of #Antarctic #octopus.

#enzymes #sodium_potassium_pump #L314V

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-cold-nervous-antarctic-octopus.html