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Re:Neurons unexpectedly encode information in the timing of ... by mr_toad on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @08:37PM (#27767340)
Microtubules are found in all eukaryotic cells. Even single celled organisms. If microtubules are responsible for cognition, what are brains for, and why aren’t amoeba intelligent?
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Re:Neurons unexpectedly encode information in the timing of ... by kortex on Thursday July 08, 2021 @12:01AM (#27768338)
Have you ever watched an amoeba do its thing? I wouldn't call it cognition, but its behavior is remarkable for something with no neurons. In fact microtubules are the exact structure posited to be responsible for where and how amoebas move their pseudopods.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7983169/

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Re:Neurons unexpectedly encode information in the timing of ... by procgen on Thursday July 08, 2021 @12:50PM (#27774609)
Amoebas are intelligent. All living things are intelligent.
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