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Kei Jokura
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Postdoc who loves #cilia and #ctenophores!
Currently, NIBB and ExCELLS in Japan.
Before that, Jekely-lab at LSI_Exeter in the UK.
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With a related Insight piece written by Alex Winsor and Paul Katz
"Connectomes: The wiring diagram of an entire animal"

https://elifesciences.org/articles/108573

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A phylogenetic tree for bilaterally symmetric animals. Whole-body connectomes have been constructed for just three species (indicated by stars): the annelid P. dumerilii, the nematode C elegans, and the tunicate C. intestinalis. A whole-brain connectome has also been assembled for the insect D. melanogaster. Between them, these species span three major clades: Spiralia, Ecdysozoa and Deuterostomes. Only partial connectomes are available for molluscs and vertebrates.
August 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM