On having no head: cognition throughout biological systems
The central nervous system (CNS) underlies memory, perception, decision-making, and
behavior in numerous organisms. However, neural networks have no monopoly on the …
behavior in numerous organisms. However, neural networks have no monopoly on the …
Plants are intelligent, here's how
Hypotheses The drive to survive is a biological universal. Intelligent behaviour is usually
recognized when individual organisms including plants, in the face of fiercely competitive or …
recognized when individual organisms including plants, in the face of fiercely competitive or …
Brain mechanisms of acoustic communication in humans and nonhuman primates: an evolutionary perspective
Any account of “what is special about the human brain”(Passingham 2008) must specify the
neural basis of our unique ability to produce speech and delineate how these remarkable …
neural basis of our unique ability to produce speech and delineate how these remarkable …
[HTML][HTML] A complex hierarchy of avoidance behaviors in a single-cell eukaryote
JP Dexter, S Prabakaran, J Gunawardena - Current biology, 2019 - cell.com
Complex behavior is associated with animals with nervous systems, but decision-making
and learning also occur in non-neural organisms [1], including singly nucleated cells [2–5] …
and learning also occur in non-neural organisms [1], including singly nucleated cells [2–5] …
Learning in single cell organisms
A Dussutour - Biochemical and Biophysical Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
The survival of all species requires appropriate behavioral responses to environmental
challenges. Learning is one of the key processes to acquire information about the …
challenges. Learning is one of the key processes to acquire information about the …
How foraging works: uncertainty magnifies food-seeking motivation
P Anselme, O Güntürkün - Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2019 - cambridge.org
Food uncertainty has the effect of invigorating food-related responses. Psychologists have
noted that mammals and birds respond more to a conditioned stimulus that unreliably …
noted that mammals and birds respond more to a conditioned stimulus that unreliably …
Insight and analysis problem solving in microbes to machines
KB Clark - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2015 - Elsevier
A key feature for obtaining solutions to difficult problems, insight is oftentimes vaguely
regarded as a special discontinuous intellectual process and/or a cognitive restructuring of …
regarded as a special discontinuous intellectual process and/or a cognitive restructuring of …
Macromolecular networks and intelligence in microorganisms
Living organisms persist by virtue of complex interactions among many components
organized into dynamic, environment-responsive networks that span multiple scales and …
organized into dynamic, environment-responsive networks that span multiple scales and …
Cognition and intelligence of green plants. Information for animal scientists
P Calvo, A Trewavas - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Earth is a planet dominated by plants. Tundra, forests, prairies and jungle are all words that
describe the easily dominant organisms. Oxygen, 20% of the atmosphere, testifies to the …
describe the easily dominant organisms. Oxygen, 20% of the atmosphere, testifies to the …
Integrated information as a possible basis for plant consciousness
It is commonly assumed that plants do not possess consciousness. Since the criterion for
this assumption is usually human consciousness this assumption represents a top down …
this assumption is usually human consciousness this assumption represents a top down …