central nervous system development

id: GO:0007417
name: central nervous system development
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the central nervous system over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The central nervous system is the core nervous system that serves an integrating and coordinating function. In vertebrates it consists of the brain, spinal cord and spinal nerves. In those invertebrates with a central nervous system it typically consists of a brain, cerebral ganglia and a nerve cord.

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GO:0048731system development