Bioelectricity Glossary
Vmem — the transmembrane voltage potential across a cell membrane, typically -10 to -90 mV
Bioelectric Code — the informational content carried by patterns of resting potentials across tissues
Morphogenetic Code — the full set of signals specifying target morphology during development
Basal Cognition — primitive problem-solving and decision-making in non-neural cells and tissues
Diverse Intelligence — the framework recognizing intelligence and agency at all biological scales
Gap Junction — channel proteins connecting adjacent cells, enabling direct ion and signal transfer
Pattern Memory — the stored representation of target anatomy maintained by bioelectric networks
Morphospace — the mathematical space of all possible body forms
Electroceutical — a drug or intervention that modulates bioelectric signals for therapeutic effect
Xenobot — a living robot built from biological cells, designed by computational methods
Anthrobot — a biological robot built from human tracheal cells
Anatomical Homeostasis — the active maintenance of correct body pattern by bioelectric signaling
Ion Channel — a membrane protein that allows specific ions to cross the cell membrane
Collective Intelligence — emergent problem-solving capacity of cell groups working in concert