Emergent Intelligence in Simple and Single-Celled Organisms

Dear Colleagues,

The study of emergent intelligence aims to shed light on the remarkable phenomenon of intelligence arising in simple or single-celled organisms, often with minimal or no neural complexity. Scientists investigate the decision-making processes and behaviours of microorganisms such as protists, bacteria, and fungi. Understanding the mechanisms behind the emergence of intelligence in these simple yet sophisticated micro- and sometimes macro-organisms allows us to unravel the origins of cognition and facilitates innovative applications in biomimetic artificial intelligence.

This Special Issue of Biomimetics invites submissions of articles that explore various aspects of emergent intelligence in single-celled and simple organisms. Topics ranging from the investigation of decision-making in simple biological structures to the study of holistic behaviours in organisms lacking a central nervous system or complex brain are welcome.

Dr. James Whiting
Dr. Richard Mayne
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biomimetics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

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