Computational Ability of Cells based on Cell Dynamics and Adaptability
Computational Ability of Cells based on Cell Dynamics and Adaptability
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DOI:
10.1007/s00354-008-0054-8
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发表时间:
2008-11
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
T. Nakagaki;A. Tero;R. Kobayashi;Isamu Onishi;T. Miyaji
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作者:
T. Nakagaki;A. Tero;R. Kobayashi;Isamu Onishi;T. Miyaji
Learning how biological systems solve problems could help to design new methods of computation. Information processing in simple cellular organisms is interesting, as they have survived for almost 1 billion years using a simple system of information processing. Here we discuss a well-studied model system: the large amoeboidPhysarumplasmodium. This amoeba can find approximate solutions for combinatorial optimization problems, such as solving a maze or a shortest network problem. In this report, we describe problem solving by the amoeba, and the computational methods that can be extracted from biological behaviors. The algorithm designed based onPhysarumis both simple and useful.