Index
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Reaction-diffusion processorscells of, as primitive processors, 102-103
definition of, 64
Reaction-diffusion paradigm, as possible explanation of human behavior, 85-87
as example of non-von Neumann system, 92
Reaction-diffusion systems. See also Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction
arsenic-iodide system, 136
chlorite-iodine system, 134-138
equivalence to neural networks, 104, 106, 107
human brain, analogy with, 147-148
simulations of, 138-141
Receptor, definition of, 34
Reliability of molecular electronics, estimation of, 199-201
Respiration process, energy liberation in, 221-222
River quality monitoring using microbial sensors, 241
RNA editing, in cells, 181-182
Robots, reaction-diffusion system used as unconventional controller for, 70-72
artificial cilia, 72-73
coupling with nonstandard actuators, 71-72
light-seeking, explanation of using diffusion waves as controller for, 71