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hypothesis:if-morphogenesis-and-cognition-share-deep-isomorphism-then-significant-overlap-is-predicted-in-genes-involved-in-pattern-regulation-and-memory-learning

If morphogenesis and cognition share deep isomorphism, then significant overlap is predicted in genes involved in pattern regulation and memory/learning.

Bioinformatic prediction that ion channel, connexin, and neurotransmitter genes will appear in both developmental and cognitive contexts.

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Technological Approach to Mind Everywhere: An Experimentally-Grounded Framework for Understanding Diverse Bodies and Minds

(2022) · Michael Levin

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Bioelectricity
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Proposed 'cognitive glue' common to both neural and developmental collective intelligence; implemented by ion channels and electrical synapses.

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