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You are about to embark on a tour of fundamental
neuroscience.
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Floyd E.
Furthermore,
it has no obvious design features in common with
human-engineered computers.
Just think about the difference
between a hammer and a saw.
In
other words, what are the organizing principles—the
basic design features—of its circuitry?
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16 2.
BASIC PLAN OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
I.
They are seemingly amorphous animals
that spend their adult lives immobile, submerged in
water.
In contrast
to sponges, hydra locomote and show active feeding
behavior (Fig.