On having no head: cognition throughout biological systems

F Baluška, M Levin - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The central nervous system (CNS) underlies memory, perception, decision-making, and
behavior in numerous organisms. However, neural networks have no monopoly on the …

An overview of sub-cellular mechanisms involved in the action of TTFields

JA Tuszynski, C Wenger, DE Friesen… - International journal of …, 2016 - mdpi.com
Long-standing research on electric and electromagnetic field interactions with biological
cells and their subcellular structures has mainly focused on the low-and high-frequency …

Cytoelectric coupling: Electric fields sculpt neural activity and “tune” the brain's infrastructure

DA Pinotsis, G Fridman, EK Miller - Progress in Neurobiology, 2023 - Elsevier
We propose and present converging evidence for the Cytoelectric Coupling Hypothesis:
Electric fields generated by neurons are causal down to the level of the cytoskeleton. This …

Cytoskeletal signaling: is memory encoded in microtubule lattices by CaMKII phosphorylation?

TJA Craddock, JA Tuszynski… - PLoS computational …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Memory is attributed to strengthened synaptic connections among particular brain neurons,
yet synaptic membrane components are transient, whereas memories can endure. This …

[HTML][HTML] The significance of bioelectricity on all levels of organization of an organism. Part 1: From the subcellular level to cells

RHW Funk, F Scholkmann - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioelectricity plays an essential role in the structural and functional organization of biological
organisms. In this first article of our three-part series, we summarize the importance of …

Neurons: the interplay between cytoskeleton, ion channels/transporters and mitochondria

P Alberti, S Semperboni, G Cavaletti, A Scuteri - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurons are permanent cells whose key feature is information transmission via chemical
and electrical signals. Therefore, a finely tuned homeostasis is necessary to maintain …

The quantum basis of spatiotemporality in perception and consciousness

AU Igamberdiev, NE Shklovskiy-Kordi - Progress in biophysics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Living systems inhabit the area of the world which is shaped by the predictable space-time
of physical objects and forces that can be incorporated into their perception pattern. The …

Epilepsy-associated alterations in hippocampal excitability

M Navidhamidi, M Ghasemi… - Reviews in the …, 2017 - degruyter.com
The hippocampus exhibits a wide range of epilepsy-related abnormalities and is situated in
the mesial temporal lobe, where limbic seizures begin. These abnormalities could affect …

WDR72 regulates vesicle trafficking in ameloblasts

K Katsura, Y Nakano, Y Zhang, R Shemirani, W Li… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
As the hardest tissue in the human body, tooth enamel formation is a highly regulated
process involving several stages of differentiation and key regulatory genes. One such gene …

microRNA profilings identify plasma biomarkers and targets associated with pediatric epilepsy patients

Q Wang, X Shi, PP Li, L Gao, Y Zhou, L Li, H Ye… - Pediatric …, 2024 - nature.com
Background Although previous studies show that microRNAs (miRNAs) can potentially be
used as diagnostic markers for epilepsy, there are very few analyses of pediatric epilepsy …