TL;DR • Mitochondria aren’t just “powerhouses”—they’re social organelles and information processors that shape stress responses, aging, cognition, and emotions. • Through fusion–fission dynamics, nanotunnels, and synchronized cristae, they act like a networked “motherboard”; their energetic coherence matters. • MIPS (Mitochondrial Information Processing System) casts mitochondria as decision hubs that sense signals, tune their voltage, and influence gene expression. • When this network falter...
