Shocking Discovery That Single Cells and Even Molecules Can Learn and Exhibit Memory
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Top Comments (10)
I can confirm. I can sometimes learn, too.
if you think about it, life would have never lasted as long as it has if single celled organisms couldnt learn
We are going on an adventure
Anton is low-key one of if not the most prolific and high-quality science communicator around. Very very few channels where so many of the videos are genuinely extremely interesting and recent discoveries, while also being incredibly varied in topic, and absurdly consistent in the upload schedule.
Maybe we should call it "Dark learning" 😬
Learning using calcium channels in very small organisms was discussed in detail in Determined by Sapolski. Not single cell or molecules, but not complex organisms and no brain.
Hi Anton, Since you mentioned opioids and how we don't understand the tolerance reversal part. Look up Ibogaine. If your heart is healthy, Ibogaine can reset your brain's receptors and in a 36 hour period it can completely remove all withdrawal symptoms and tolerance. Something to do with the NMDA system (I think). Love to see a video on that!
From the moment I saw the title I thought this would be related to Michael Levin's work and lo and behold it is
Maybe this is key to finding cures. If cells can roll up to avoid damage but eventually forget to, maybe we can teach cells to not forget somehow chemically?
If simple molecules have memory, then viruses have memory too...
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Top Comments (10)
I can confirm. I can sometimes learn, too.
if you think about it, life would have never lasted as long as it has if single celled organisms couldnt learn
We are going on an adventure
Anton is low-key one of if not the most prolific and high-quality science communicator around. Very very few channels where so many of the videos are genuinely extremely interesting and recent discoveries, while also being incredibly varied in topic, and absurdly consistent in the upload schedule.
Maybe we should call it "Dark learning" 😬
Learning using calcium channels in very small organisms was discussed in detail in Determined by Sapolski. Not single cell or molecules, but not complex organisms and no brain.
Hi Anton, Since you mentioned opioids and how we don't understand the tolerance reversal part. Look up Ibogaine. If your heart is healthy, Ibogaine can reset your brain's receptors and in a 36 hour period it can completely remove all withdrawal symptoms and tolerance. Something to do with the NMDA system (I think). Love to see a video on that!
From the moment I saw the title I thought this would be related to Michael Levin's work and lo and behold it is
Maybe this is key to finding cures. If cells can roll up to avoid damage but eventually forget to, maybe we can teach cells to not forget somehow chemically?
If simple molecules have memory, then viruses have memory too...