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Mechanosensation Mediates Long‐Range Spatial Decision‐Making in an Aneural Organism (Adv. Mater. 34/2021)
Author(s) -
Murugan Nirosha J.,
Kaltman Daniel H.,
Jin Paul H.,
Chien Melanie,
Martinez Ramses,
Nguyen Cuong Q.,
Kane Anna,
Novak Richard,
Ingber Donald E.,
Levin Michael
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.202170263
Subject(s) - physarum polycephalum , slime mold , mechanosensation , materials science , physarum , nanotechnology , microbiology and biotechnology , cognitive science , biology , psychology , genetics , receptor , ion channel
Biomechanical Signaling Physarum polycephalum , a slime mold with one cell and no brain, is a remarkable new model for understanding basal cognition. Its living material deforms its own structure to interact with the objects around it. In article number 2008161, Michael Levin and co‐workers show that Physarum senses strain in its substrate, using biomechanical signaling to assess the environment and express its preferences as directional growth decisions.