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Understanding How Cells Solve Problems in Anatomical Space
1:01:49 - 1:04:48 (02:58)
The cells in an embryo think about how to solve problems in anatomical space while the brain thinks about solving problems in three dimensions. Many ion channels and gap junctions are voltage sensitive, which makes them act like a network, and many of them can communicate together and produce an electric field that helps drive these developmental process.
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The cells in an embryo are solving problems in anatomical space while your brain is solving problems in three-dimensional space, giving access to all the cool things that transistors do from the platonic space of mathematical truths.
1:01:49 - 1:03:11 (01:21)
Summary
The cells in an embryo are solving problems in anatomical space while your brain is solving problems in three-dimensional space, giving access to all the cool things that transistors do from the platonic space of mathematical truths.
ChapterUnderstanding How Cells Solve Problems in Anatomical Space
Episode#325 – Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The usefulness of gap junctions is that they allow cells to communicate directly with each other, allowing information to be shared more efficiently than through external chemicals.
1:03:11 - 1:03:55 (00:43)
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The usefulness of gap junctions is that they allow cells to communicate directly with each other, allowing information to be shared more efficiently than through external chemicals. Gap junctions are essential in memory retention and problem solving as cells can communicate new information through these junctions which can help cells learn and remember important information.
ChapterUnderstanding How Cells Solve Problems in Anatomical Space
Episode#325 – Michael Levin: Biology, Life, Aliens, Evolution, Embryogenesis & Xenobots
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Gap junctions play a role in collective intelligence by propagating signals between cells without ownership metadata.
1:03:55 - 1:04:48 (00:52)
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Gap junctions play a role in collective intelligence by propagating signals between cells without ownership metadata. These junctions can contribute to a "mind melt" and a scale up of cognition, enforcing a collective intelligence.