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hypothesis:the-collective-intelligence-of-tissues-is-sophisticated-enough-to-be-trainable-via-reinforcement-learning-for-specific-morphological-outcomes

The collective intelligence of tissues is sophisticated enough to be trainable via reinforcement learning for specific morphological outcomes.

Ongoing test prediction: tissues can associate stimuli with rewards to modify anatomy.

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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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Morphogenesis is an example of basal cognition, a collective intelligence of cells navigating morphospace.
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Asserts that developmental biology can be understood through the lens of problem-solving and cognitive concepts.

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Trainability of Morphogenesis
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The hypothesis that tissues can be trained via reinforcement learning to achieve specific anatomical outcomes, analogous to behavioral training.

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Reinforcement Learning for Tissues
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Proposed experimental paradigm to train morphogenesis using rewards and punishments, treating tissues as learning agents.

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Ongoing experimental test: using rewards and punishments to shape anatomical outcomes without micromanaging molecular pathways.
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