Biological underpinnings for lifelong learning machines
D Kudithipudi, M Aguilar-Simon, J Babb… - Nature Machine …, 2022 - nature.com
Biological organisms learn from interactions with their environment throughout their lifetime.
For artificial systems to successfully act and adapt in the real world, it is desirable to similarly …
For artificial systems to successfully act and adapt in the real world, it is desirable to similarly …
[HTML][HTML] Future medicine: from molecular pathways to the collective intelligence of the body
The remarkable anatomical homeostasis exhibited by complex living organisms suggests
that they are inherently reprogrammable information-processing systems that offer …
that they are inherently reprogrammable information-processing systems that offer …
Technological approach to mind everywhere: an experimentally-grounded framework for understanding diverse bodies and minds
M Levin - Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Synthetic biology and bioengineering provide the opportunity to create novel embodied
cognitive systems (otherwise known as minds) in a very wide variety of chimeric …
cognitive systems (otherwise known as minds) in a very wide variety of chimeric …
A novel injectable piezoelectric hydrogel for periodontal disease treatment
Periodontal disease is a multifactorial, bacterially induced inflammatory condition
characterized by the progressive destruction of periodontal tissues. The successful …
characterized by the progressive destruction of periodontal tissues. The successful …
Synthetic morphology with agential materials
Bioengineering can address many important needs, from transformative biomedicine to
environmental remediation. In addition to practical applications, the construction of new …
environmental remediation. In addition to practical applications, the construction of new …
Bioelectric networks: the cognitive glue enabling evolutionary scaling from physiology to mind
M Levin - Animal Cognition, 2023 - Springer
Each of us made the remarkable journey from mere matter to mind: starting life as a
quiescent oocyte (“just chemistry and physics”), and slowly, gradually, becoming an adult …
quiescent oocyte (“just chemistry and physics”), and slowly, gradually, becoming an adult …
Cholinergic neurons trigger epithelial Ca2+ currents to heal the gut
A fundamental and unresolved question in regenerative biology is how tissues return to
homeostasis after injury. Answering this question is essential for understanding the …
homeostasis after injury. Answering this question is essential for understanding the …
[HTML][HTML] PLLA scaffolds with controlled surface potential and piezoelectricity for enhancing cell adhesion in tissue engineering
The effect of the surface potential of biomaterials on cell attachment and development in
regenerative medicine is still an unexplored area driving many regeneration processes …
regenerative medicine is still an unexplored area driving many regeneration processes …
Sonic hedgehog is not a limb morphogen but acts as a trigger to specify all digits in mice
Limb patterning by Sonic hedgehog (Shh), via either graded spatial or temporal signal
integration, is a paradigm for" morphogen" function, yet how Shh instructs distinct digit …
integration, is a paradigm for" morphogen" function, yet how Shh instructs distinct digit …
There's plenty of room right here: Biological systems as evolved, overloaded, multi-scale machines
The applicability of computational models to the biological world is an active topic of debate.
We argue that a useful path forward results from abandoning hard boundaries between …
We argue that a useful path forward results from abandoning hard boundaries between …