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Do starfish have a brain?

Do starfish have a brain?

The nervous system of the starfish is very simple...there is no brain and there are not even any ganglia to coordinate movement.

The nervous system is characterized by a nerve ring that surrounds the mouth. A radial nerve branches off of the nerve ring and extends to each arm.

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