How does a cell on the tip of your thumb know to become an epithelial cell while a cell inside your head becomes a neuron when all cells originate from stem cells and the same fertilized egg, if not through morphogenetic organizing principles beyond genetic instruction?

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Bernardo Kastrup

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How does the cell on the tip of your thumb know to be an epithelial cell and the cell inside your head knows to be a neuro? Because they all come from stem cells... how do they know what to do... depending on where they are?

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The Research That Rethinks Neuroscience & Biology | Dr. Bernardo KastrupEssentia Foundation
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:09:48 AM

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