Mind Meld (via gap junctions)

The process by which cells lose individuality and form a collective cognitive unit through gap junctional coupling.

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Gap Junctions
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Cellular connections that enable bioelectric communication; form bioelectric networks underlying morphogenetic control and can be manipulated experimentally via molecular reagents.
Cognitive Boundary
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The spatiotemporal limit of the goals an agent can represent and pursue; equivalent to the cognitive light cone.

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Gap junctions enable 'mind meld' through impossibility of information hidingfinding0.869
Gap junctions provide a dynamic that massively augments cooperative interactions and scales cognitive boundary.claim0.787
Explains the biological mechanism for cognitive scaling.
gap junction manipulationmethod0.756
Using drugs or genetic tools to open/close gap junctions and probe bioelectric networks in development.
Gap junctional coupling wipes ownership information on signaling molecules, enabling the formation of multicellular Selves.claim0.754
Because cells cannot distinguish internally generated signals from those arriving through GJs, they share memories and bind into a larger agent.
Gap junctional coupling scales up the cognitive Self by partially erasing informational boundaries between cells.hypothesis0.751
A mechanistic model: loss of ownership information on internal signals fuses cells into larger agents.
Gap junction blockademethod0.743
Pharmacological blockade of gap junctional communication used to alter morphological pattern memory and scaling.
Genetic, chemical, and optical manipulation of ion channels and gap junctionsmethod0.737
Mindfulness Meditationmethod0.727
Contemplative practice that diminishes sense of stable self; documented to increase well-being and social connectedness.