The organ of corti, like the retina, should be considered as brain tissue

Abstract

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.