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Toshiyuki Nakagaki

A Japanese biophysicist renowned for his groundbreaking research into the intelligent behaviours of slime moulds, particularly Physarum polycephalum. His experiments, including the famous maze-solving demonstrations, revealed that these brainless organisms can find optimal paths and adapt to changing environments, challenging conventional notions of cognition and inspiring new directions in biomimicry and unconventional computing.

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