The organ of corti, like the retina, should be considered as brain tissue.
The retina is considered as a part of brain tissue. The organ of corti, which is as specialized as the retina, is described as placodal in origin. A 14-point comparison--functional, evolutional, structural and biological--has been made between the organ of corti and the retina to justify the consideration of the organ of corti as also a part of brain tissue.
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Aditya, Ganpati Ali, WAI, India.
D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008322:Mammals; D009925:Organ of Corti / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D012160:Retina / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*