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Proteinoids–polyaniline interaction with stimulated neurons on living and plastic surfaces (2024)
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The integration of proteinoid-polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers with neuromorphic architectures shows potential for developing computer systems that are adaptable, energy-efficient, and have the capacity of tolerating faults. This work examines the capac... Read More about Proteinoids–polyaniline interaction with stimulated neurons on living and plastic surfaces.

Light-induced spiking response in proteinoid-actin-kombucha system (2024)
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This study examines the spiking response of a proteinoid–actin–kombucha system when exposed to varying frequency of yellow light pulses. The objective is to understand the frequency-dependent characteristics of this system's response and explore the... Read More about Light-induced spiking response in proteinoid-actin-kombucha system.

Kombucha–proteinoid crystal bioelectric circuits (2024)
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We propose “kombucha–proteinoid crystal bioelectric circuits” as a sustainable bio-computing platform. These circuits are hybrid biological-inorganic devices that utilize crystal growth dynamics as the physical substrate to convert information. Micro... Read More about Kombucha–proteinoid crystal bioelectric circuits.

Fungi as Turing automata with oracles (2024)
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In the article, we aim to understand the responses of living organisms, exemplified by mycelium, to external stimuli through the lens of a Turing machine with an oracle (oTM). To facilitate our exploration, we show that a variant of an oTM is a cellu... Read More about Fungi as Turing automata with oracles.

The effects of omeprazole on the neuron-like spiking of the electrical potential of proteinoid microspheres (2024)
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This study examines a new approach to hybrid neuromorphic devices by studying the impact of omeprazole–proteinoid complexes on Izhikevich neuron models. We investigate the influence of these metabolic structures on five specific patterns of neuronal... Read More about The effects of omeprazole on the neuron-like spiking of the electrical potential of proteinoid microspheres.

Visible light: Shaping chemical intelligence in proteinoid–ZnO interfaces (2024)
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We study the emergence of chemical intelligence in proteinoid–ZnO nanocomposites through their interaction with visible light. When these novel materials are exposed to light, they display electrical spiking behaviour that is similar to the action po... Read More about Visible light: Shaping chemical intelligence in proteinoid–ZnO interfaces.

Achieving liquid processors by colloidal suspensions for reservoir computing (2024)
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The increasing use of machine learning, with its significant computational and environmental costs, has motivated the exploration of unconventional computing substrates. Liquid substrates, such as colloids, are of particular interest due to their abi... Read More about Achieving liquid processors by colloidal suspensions for reservoir computing.

Fractional-order memristive dynamics in colloidal graphitic carbon nitride systems (2024)
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We report on the synthesis and characterization of a colloidal graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3⁢N4) system exhibiting complex memfractance behavior. The g-C3⁢N4 colloid was prepared through thermal polymerization of urea, followed by dispersion in deio... Read More about Fractional-order memristive dynamics in colloidal graphitic carbon nitride systems.

On complexity of colloid cellular automata (2024)
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The colloid cellular automata do not imitate the physical structure of colloids but are governed by logical functions derived from them. We analyze the space-time complexity of Boolean circuits derived from the electrical responses of colloids-specif... Read More about On complexity of colloid cellular automata.

Micro-electrode array recording of extracellular electrical potentials of liquid static surface fermented Hericium erinaceus (2024)
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Hericium erinaceus is a basidiomycetes fungus with previously uncharacterised extracellular electrophysiology. Here, we present results of recordings of the electrical potentials of fungal biofilms of this species using microelectrode arrays (MEAs).... Read More about Micro-electrode array recording of extracellular electrical potentials of liquid static surface fermented Hericium erinaceus.

Electrical signaling beyond neurons (2024)
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Neural action potentials (APs) are difficult to interpret as signal encoders and/or computational primitives. Their relationships with stimuli and behaviors are obscured by the staggering complexity of nervous systems themselves. We can reduce this c... Read More about Electrical signaling beyond neurons.

Kombucha-chlorella-proteinoid biosynthetic classifiers of audio signals (2024)
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This paper describes the development of a bioinspired composite material capable of audio classification applications. Hydrogel matrices produced by microorganisms combined with synthetic biology elements, allow for the development of adaptable bioel... Read More about Kombucha-chlorella-proteinoid biosynthetic classifiers of audio signals.

Exploring discrete space-time models for information transfer: Analogies from mycelial networks to the cosmic web (2024)
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Fungal mycelium networks are large scale biological networks along which nutrients, metabolites flow. Recently, we discovered a rich spectrum of electrical activity in mycelium networks, including action-potential spikes and trains of spikes. Reasoni... Read More about Exploring discrete space-time models for information transfer: Analogies from mycelial networks to the cosmic web.

Computation implemented by the interaction of chemical reaction, clustering, and de-clustering of molecules (2024)
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A chemical reaction and its reaction environment are intrinsically linked, especially within the confines of narrow cellular spaces. Traditional models of chemical reactions often use differential equations with concentration as the primary variable,... Read More about Computation implemented by the interaction of chemical reaction, clustering, and de-clustering of molecules.

Functionalizing the electrical properties of kombucha zoogleal mats for biosensing applications (2024)
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Kombucha is a type of tea that is fermented using yeast and bacteria. During this process, a film made of cellulose is produced. This film has unique properties such as biodegradability, flexibility, shape conformability, and ability to self-grow, as... Read More about Functionalizing the electrical properties of kombucha zoogleal mats for biosensing applications.

Electrical signal transfer characteristics of mycelium-bound composites and fungal fruiting bodies (2024)
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Mycelium-bound composites are normally made of discrete lignocellulosic substrate elements bound together by filamentous fungal hyphae. They can be formed into bespoke components of desired geometries by moulding or extrusion. Mycelium-bound composit... Read More about Electrical signal transfer characteristics of mycelium-bound composites and fungal fruiting bodies.

On effect of chloroform on electrical activity of proteinoids (2024)
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Proteinoids, or thermal proteins, produce hollow microspheres in aqueous solutions. Ensembles of the microspheres produce endogenous spikes of electrical activity, similar to that of neurons. To make the first step toward the evaluation of the mechan... Read More about On effect of chloroform on electrical activity of proteinoids.

On transducing properties of kombucha−proteinoid complexes (2024)
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We investigate the information processing capacities of kombucha−proteinoid proto−brains, focusing on the transducing properties through accommodation spiking, tonic bursting spiking, and optical and acoustic stimulation. We explore self-organization... Read More about On transducing properties of kombucha−proteinoid complexes.

Spike trains in PANI-proteinoid nanomaterials with different light pulse rates (2024)
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Bio-inspired computing emulates the brain's information processing power in artificial architectures. We investigate the modification of emergent spike train dynamics in hybrid networks of polyaniline (PANI) nanomaterials hybridised with proteinoids... Read More about Spike trains in PANI-proteinoid nanomaterials with different light pulse rates.

Thermosensory spiking activity of proteinoid microspheres cross-linked by actin filaments (2024)
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Actin, found in all eukaryotic cells as globular (G) or filamentous (F) actin, undergoes polymerization, with G-actin units changing shape to become F-actin. Thermal proteins, or proteinoids, are created by heating amino acids (160-200 °C), forming p... Read More about Thermosensory spiking activity of proteinoid microspheres cross-linked by actin filaments.