The Secrets Of Intelligence Lie Within A Single Cell

Modelling the neuron as little more than a simple on/off switch is a big mistake (Image: Dan Webber)

From The New Scientist:

LATE at night on a sultry evening, I watch intently as the predator senses its prey, gathers itself, and strikes. It could be a polecat, or even a mantis - but in fact it's a microbe. The microscopic world of the single, living cell mirrors our own in so many ways: cells are essentially autonomous, sentient and ingenious. In the lives of single cells we can perceive the roots of our own intelligence.

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