The primitive brains of platyhelminthes

@article{Koopowitz1982ThePB,
  title={The primitive brains of platyhelminthes},
  author={Harold Koopowitz and Larry Keenan},
  journal={Trends in Neurosciences},
  year={1982},
  volume={5},
  pages={77-79}
}
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