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finding:learned-behavior-memories-persist-through-brain-metamorphosis-in-insectsLearned behavior memories persist through brain metamorphosis in insects.
Caterpillars that learn a behavior retain it as adults despite brain being drastically remodelled, showing memory mapping across substrates.
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- Gap junctions and bioelectric signals encode body-plan and memory patterns across radical biological transformation.
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- Plasticity of bodies and mindssupportsThe capacity of cognitive systems to adapt to drastic body alterations within the lifetime of an agent; key to understanding mind-body relationship.
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