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This review was a huge challenge to choose among the numerous aspects of Physarum polycephalum's studies, but it was incredibly fruitful! Thank you to the incredible team at @karen_alim for their advice and feedback!

Physarum can solve many problems, but its simple network form contrasts with such complexity. We review the mechanisms of the emergence of complex behavior by conceptualizing memory, decision-making, and learning to understand the emergence of behavior in living systems.

Physarum's plasmodial stage creates an intricate, large-scale network that undergoes constant remodeling through coarsening or adaptation. We explore the network's transport properties, geometric characterization and adaptation, and the role of peristaltic flow in remodeling.

Another fascinating aspect of Physarum is its amazing motility on several scales. We examine the amoeba-like free migration of the cell or the larger plasmodial network and the responses to external stimuli, i.e., taxis, such as chemicals, temperature, light, or electrical field.

Physarum pumps cytoplasmic fluid through tube contraction thanks to its actomyosin cortex. We look back at poro-visco-elastic models and calcium dynamics, suspected to generate the periodic contractions, and lastly at the fluid mechanics describing flows in the core of the tubes.

Physarum's diverse forms throughout its life cycle are fascinating. Among all these shapes, one stands out: the plasmodium, in which the cell is organized into a network of tubes transporting nuclei, nutrients and organelles and terminating in fans.

What are the physical mechanisms behind the cell mechanics or behavior of Physarum polycephalum? .Our review explores the physical aspects of this fascinating unicellular, from cell and fluid mechanics to network properties and behavior.

RT @karen_alim: Published in eLife now with an enjoyable read of an insight article by Tom Shimizu, @KiersToby and….

RT @karen_alim: Cool documentary showing our labs. "Schlaue Tiere - verblüffte Forscher" trailer: .