Mike Levin
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social
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I'm a scientist at Tufts University; my lab studies anatomical and behavioral decision-making at multiple scales of biological, artificial, and hybrid systems. www.drmichaellevin.org
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Mike Levin
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social
· Sep 13
The Role of Bioelectrical Patterns in Regulative Morphogenesis: An Evolutionary Simulation and Validation in Planarian Regeneration
Endogenous bioelectrical patterns are an important regulator of anatomical pattern during embryogenesis, regeneration, and cancer. While there are three known classes of instructive bioelectric patter...
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Mike Levin
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social
· Sep 13
Reposted by Mike Levin
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Mike Levin
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social
· Aug 26
Serotonergic stimulation induces nerve growth and promotes visual learning via posterior eye grafts in a vertebrate model of induced sensory plasticity - npj Regenerative Medicine
A migraine drug that modulates neurotransmitter signaling can boost the neural connections of eyes grafted onto tadpoles to enhance vision. Michael Levin and colleagues from Tufts University in Medfor...
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Mike Levin
@drmichaellevin.bsky.social
· Aug 18
Open Questions about Time and Self-reference in Living Systems
Living systems exhibit a range of fundamental characteristics: they are active, self-referential, self-modifying systems. This paper explores how these characteristics create challenges for convention...
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