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The C. elegans nervous system is completely different from that of higher animals. Its neurons do not even spike.
by skummetmaelk 10y ago
The C. elegans nervous system is completely different from that of higher animals. Its neurons do not even spike.
- TheOtherHobbes 10y agoAnd we still don't know how its brain works. Perhaps there's more involved than a connectome and a simple neural model.
- nabla9 10y agoNot completely different, but significantly less complex. There are non-spiking neurons in humans as well. They may have significant role in neuroplasticity.