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Reuse of molecules and of neural circuits

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2010

Mark Reimers
Mark Reimers
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Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284. mreimers@vcu.eduhttp://www.people.vcu.edu/~mreimers
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Abstract

Reuse is well established in molecular evolution; some analogies from this better understood field may help suggest specific aspects of reuse of neural circuits.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , August 2010 , pp. 288 - 289
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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