Decentralized Control Mechanism for Determination of Moving Direction in Brittle Stars With Penta-Radially Symmetric Body

A brittle star, an echinoderm with penta-radially symmetric body, can make decisions about its moving direction and move adapting to various circumstances despite lacking a central nervous system and instead possessing a rather simple distributed nervous system. In this study, we aimed to elucidate...

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Main Authors: Takeshi Kano, Daichi Kanauchi, Hitoshi Aonuma, Elizabeth G. Clark, Akio Ishiguro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurorobotics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbot.2019.00066/full