I’m seeking comments from cell biologists, systems biologists or experts from related fields on non-intentional explanations for the seemingly "cognitive" or decision-like behaviors observed in single cells or cell collectives. Cognitive behaviors include cellular adaptive responses, memory-like states, and coordinated goal-directed behaviors, which some research describes as forms of intelligence, basal or proto-cognition. I'm particularly interested in why mechanistic, emergent or evolutionary frameworks might better account for these behaviors without invoking cognition or intelligence. What models or principles do you rely on to interpret such findings while avoiding anthropomorphism?

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Published on: 9/25/2025

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