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Tadpoles with ectopic eyes on tail can see and integrate sensory input from aberrant location

Demonstrates neural plasticity: brain adapts behavioral programs to sensory input from abnormal anatomical locations within single organism lifetime.

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Endless forms most beautiful 2.0: teleonomy and the bioengineering of chimaeric and synthetic organisms

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

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Problems of cognition (mind) and morphogenesis (body) share fundamental commonality in competent problem-solving.
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Authors propose deep principle unifying neuroscience and developmental biology through goal-directed behavior as common thread.

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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.
Bioelectric code and anatomical goal-setting
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Xenopus studies showing ion channel patterns direct cell collectives toward specific anatomical outcomes independent of genetic or positional cues, led by Michael Levin.

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