Our brain evolved from two primitive nervous systems that merged

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What happened

The front and back parts of our brain come from different progenitor cells in embryos, which suggests they evolved as separate entities…

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  • Reported by New Scientist and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 UTC.

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