Anticipatory Aspect in the Cell Motility of Physarum Plasmodium

We used the plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum to study adaptive, exploratory and anticipatory behavior of cellular system. Following our previous study, we investigated how the tubular structure of the plasmodium affects the cell motility. From a series of experimental results, it was indicated that the cell motility and consequent morphogenesis is dependent on the locomotive history of the plasmodium. We thus propose the presence of memory reservoir in the cellular organism, and discuss how such aspect is related to computing anticipatory systems.