Hi all,
News of a review text just published:
"The first synthesis of the broad diversity of nervous system architecture and evolution in 50 years"
Schmidt-Rhaesa, Andreas; Harzsch, Steffen ; Purschke, Günter (eds). 2015. Structure and Evolution of Invertebrate Nervous Systems. Oxford University Press, 768 p. ISBN 9780199682201
The nervous system is particularly fascinating for many biologists because it controls animal characteristics such as movement, behavior, and coordinated thinking. Invertebrate neurobiology has traditionally been studied in specific model organisms, whilst knowledge of the broad diversity of nervous system architecture and its evolution among metazoan animals has received less attention. This is the first major reference work in the field for 50 years, bringing together many leading evolutionary neurobiologists to review the most recent research on the structure of invertebrate nervous systems and provide a comprehensive and authoritative overview for a new generation of researchers.
"Presented in full colour throughout, Structure and Evolution of Invertebrate Nervous Systems synthesizes and illustrates the numerous new findings that have been made possible with light and electron microscopy. These include the recent introduction of new molecular and optical techniques such as immunohistochemical staining of neuron-specific antigens and fluorescence in-situ-hybridization, combined with visualization by confocal laser scanning microscopy. New approaches to analysing the structure of the nervous system are also included such as micro-computational tomography, cryo-soft X-ray tomography, and various 3-D visualization techniques. The book follows a systematic and phylogenetic structure, covering a broad range of taxa, interspersed with chapters focusing on selected topics in nervous system functioning which are presented as research highlights and perspectives."
"This comprehensive reference work will be an essential companion for graduate students and researchers alike in the fields of metazoan neurobiology, morphology, zoology, phylogeny and evolution."
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/structure-and-evolution-of-invertebrate-nervous-systems-9780199682201
TOC
1: Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa, Steffen Harzsch and Günter Purschke: Introduction
2: Adrian Horridge: Perspective - How to write an Invertebrate Anatomy Book
3: Sally P. Leys and Nathan Farrar: Porifera
4: Detlev Arendt: Perspective - Evolution of neural cell types
5: Thomas Leitz: Cnidaria
6: David K. Simmons and Mark Q. Martindale: Ctenophora
7: Andreas Hejnol: Acoelomorpha
8: Thomas Stach: Xenoturbella
9: Heinrich Reichert and Nadia Riebli: Perspective -The first brain
10: Volker Hartenstein: Free living Plathelminthes
11: Natalia M. Biserova: Neodermata
12: Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa: Gnathostomulida
13: Rick Hochberg: Rotifera
14: Henrike Semmler Le: Acanthocephala
15: Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa and Birgen H. Rothe: Gastrotricha
16: Pat Beckers and Jörn van Döhren: Nemertini
17: Andreas Wanninger: Kamptozoa (Entoprocta)
18: Julia D. Sigwart and Lauren H. Sumner-Rooney: Mollusca: Caudofoveata, Monoplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Solenogastres
19: Andreas Wanninger: Mollusca: Bivalvia
20: Elena E. Voronezhskaya and Roger P. Croll: Mollusca: Gastropoda
21: Tim Wollesen: Mollusca: Cephalopoda
22: Conrad Helm and Christoph Bleidorn: Annelida: Myzostomida
23: Alen Kristof and Anastassya S. Maiorova: Annelida: Sipuncula
24: Günter Purschke: Annelida: Basal groups and Pleistoannelida
25: Stefan Richter, Thomas Stach and Andreas Wanninger: Perspective - Nervous system development in bilaterian larvae - testing the concept of 'primary larvae'
26: Alexander Gruhl and Thomas Schwaha: Bryozoa (Ectoprocta)
27: Carsten Lüter: Brachiopoda
28: Elena Temereva: Phoronida
29: Ricardo Neves: Cycliophora
30: Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa and Stephan Henne: Cycloneuralia
31: Corinna Schulze and Dennis Persson: Tardigrada
32: Georg Mayer: Onychophora
33: Gerhard Scholtz: Perspective - Heads and Brains in Arthropods: 40 years after the 'endless dispute'
34: Jürgen Rybak: Perspective - Brain Atlases for studying neuronal circuitry in arthropods
35: Georg Brenneis: Pycnogonida (Pantopoda)
36: Barbara Battelle, Andy Sombke and Steffen Harzsch: Xiphosura
37: Harald Wolf: Scorpiones
38: Tobias Lehmann, Roland R. Melzer, Marie Hörnig, Peter Michalik, Andy Sombke, and Steffen Harzsch: Arachnida (exkl. Scorpiones)
39: Andy Sombke and Jörg Rosenberg: Myriapoda
40: Angelika Stollewerk: Perspective - Evolution of neurogenesis in arthropods - open questions and future directions
41: D.C. Sandeman, J.L. Benton and B.S. Beltz: Research Spotlight - Adult neurogenesis in the decapod crustacean brain: The immune system supplies neural progenitors
42: Martin Stegner and Stephan Richter: Cephalocarida
43: Martin Fritsch and Stephan Richter: Maxillopoda and Branchiopoda
44: Torben Stemme and Steffen Harzsch: Remipedia
45: Manfred Schmidt: Malacostraca
46: Wolfgang Stein, Carola Städele and Carmen R. Smarandache-Wellmann: Perspective - Evolutionary aspects of motor control and coordination: the central pattern generators in the crustacean stomatogastric and swimmeret systems
47: Gabriella Wolff and Nicholas J. Strausfeld: Research Spotlight - The brain of Hexapoda
48: Silke Sachse and Bill S. Hansson: Research Spotlight - Olfactory coding in Drosophila melanogaster
49: Eric Warrant and Uwe Homberg: Research Spotlight - Insect polarisation vision: peripheral and central mechanisms
50: Steffen Harzsch, Ivan Perez and Carsten H.G. Müller: Chaetognatha
51: Vladimir Mashanov, Olga Zueva, Tamara Rubilar, Lucia Epherra and Jose E. García-Arrarás: Echinodermata
52: Thomas Stach: Hemichordata
53: Lucia Manni and Roberta Pennati: Tunicata
54: Thurston Lacalli and Thomas Stach: Acrania
55: Thurston Lacalli: Perspective - The Origin of Vertebrate Neural Organization
