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finding:ectopic-eyes-in-the-tails-of-xenopus-tadpoles-allow-the-animals-to-see-and-connect-optic-nerve-to-spinal-cord-blackiston-levin-2013Ectopic eyes in the tails of Xenopus tadpoles allow the animals to see and connect optic nerve to spinal cord (Blackiston & Levin 2013).
Demonstrates competence of eye primordia to achieve function in novel locations.
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extracted_from(2023) · Watson, Richard · Levin, Michael
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- Reframes developmental biology as collective cognition.
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- Result from Blackiston & Levin 2013: sensory data from displaced eyes can be used for learned behavior without evolutionary adaptation.
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- Ectopic eyes on tadpole tails support visual learning despite connecting to the spinal cord.finding0.885From Blackiston & Levin (2013), shows plasticity of brain and body.
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