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What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System - NeurIPS 2018

The Artificial Intelligence Channel · 102.6K views · 2018-12-05 · 52:07

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Overview

Michael Levin's NeurIPS 2018 talk on bioelectric computation outside the nervous system, showing how cell electrical networks shape development and regeneration. It covers morphological information processing in living tissue.

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HN regularly calls it mind-blowing and recommends it as an introduction to Levin's work on bioelectricity and regeneration.

Recommended by 12 HN people across 11 months · HN mentions 2018–2024

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Biology & biotechnologyNeuroscience & the brainConsciousness & cognition
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What people said

Wherecombinator · 2023-10 · Strong recommendation

First saw this talk from Michael Levin on HN a few years back and it blew my mind. Ive been following him ever since. [VIDEO]

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7373737373 · 2021-09 · Strong recommendation

I highly recommend this talk "What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System - NeurIPS 2018" by Prof. Michael Levin: [VIDEO]

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7373737373 · 2021-07 · Strong recommendation

This talk of his blew my mind: "What Bodies Think About: Bioelectric Computation Outside the Nervous System - NeurIPS 2018" [VIDEO]

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