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claim:morphogenesis-by-cell-groups-is-a-natural-example-of-a-collective-intelligence-problem

Morphogenesis by cell groups is a natural example of a collective intelligence problem.

Reframes developmental biology as a cognitive science.

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(2023) · Clawson, Wesley P. · Levin, Michael

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Tadpoles with displaced craniofacial organs can still develop normal face through organ movement.
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From Vandenberg et al. (2012) and Pinet et al. (2019), reveals regulative morphogenesis.

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Bioelectric morphogenesis & anatomical intelligence
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Levin-led research showing bioelectric signals encode and control anatomical goal states in living systems.
Morphogenesis as collective basal cognition
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Levin-influenced framework treating tissue-level morphogenesis as goal-directed, problem-solving intelligence via bioelectric signaling.
Bioelectric codes in collective morphogenesis
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Cellular networks use bioelectric signaling for goal-directed anatomical patterning, demonstrated via xenopus eye-field manipulation and morphological problem-solving by cell collectives.

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Collective Intelligence
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Recognition that selves are composite systems of competent parts; all intelligences are higher-level selves made of cells or components.

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Morphogenesis is a collective intelligence problem, not merely genetic executionhypothesis0.897
Morphogenesis is an example of collective intelligence and goal-directed activity.claim0.884
Cells work together to build structures in a context-dependent manner, meeting James' test of 'fixed ends with varying means'.
Morphogenesis is the behavior of a collective intelligence of cells solving problems across multiple scales.claim0.855
Levin's main interpretive reframing: rejects purely emergentist/mechanistic views of development in favor of treating morphogenesis as cybernetic, goal-directed problem-solving by cellular swarms.
Morphogenesis as Collective Intelligenceconcept0.852
The view that embryogenesis and regeneration are instances of collective problem-solving by cell groups navigating morphospace toward target morphologies.
Morphogenesis and cognition are fundamentally linked as collective problem-solvingclaim0.849
Morphogenesis is an example of basal cognition, a collective intelligence of cells navigating morphospace.claim0.839
Asserts that developmental biology can be understood through the lens of problem-solving and cognitive concepts.
Morphogenesis is an instantiation of collective intelligence, exhibiting anatomical homeostasis and autonomous problem-solving in morphospace.claim0.829
Reframes developmental biology as collective cognition.
How Do Cells Collectively Solve Morphogenetic Problems Withoutquestion0.826

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