Electroencephalograms of Sharks

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Abstract
Patterns of electrical potentials recorded from the brains of sharks exhibit definite relationships to chemical and visual stimuli. Forebrain potentials reflect olfactory processes. Both restrained and free-swimming sharks exhibit mesencephalic responses to light and neural triggering of respiratory reflexes from the medulla. Early evolution of typical vertebrate brain functions, with emphasis upon chemoreception, is indicated