Early anatomists compared neural networks to an interconnected spider web. This idea led to the idea of the ___________.
A) reticular theory of the brain
B) reticular activating system
C) neuron doctrine
D) neuronal doctrine theory of the brain

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The idea of neural networks being compared to an interconnected spider web led to the reticular theory of the brain, which postulated that the brain was a single continuous network of neural tissue, without individual neuronal units.

Early Anatomists Compared Neural Networks to an Interconnected Spider Web