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finding:planarian-flatworms-regenerate-their-entire-brain-and-retain-memories-after-head-amputation-shomrat-levin-and-related-workPlanarian flatworms regenerate their entire brain and retain memories after head amputation (Shomrat & Levin and related work).
Cited empirical result supporting persistence of self/memory through structural regeneration.
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extracted_from(2026) · Samson Abramsky · Wolfgang Banzhaf · Leo S. D. Caves · Michael Levin +4
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- Central claim about self-maintenance through radical component replacement.
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