Relation between learning process and morphology of transport tube network in plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum.

ABSTRACT: The question of whether a single-celled organism without a brain could have functions such as learning and memory has been the subject of much debate in recent years. The plasmodium of the true slime mold, Physarum polycephalum, is an ideal model organism for such a question. The plasmodium exhibits behaviors that resemble intelligence, including solving mazes, mimicking optimal rail transportation networks, predicting the weather, and solving traveling salesman problems. In addition, the plasmodium has recently been shown to have the simplest form of learning: habituation. In the experiments in which plasmodia were repeatedly allowed to cross bridges containing aversive chemicals, the habituation behavior has been confirmed. It has been shown that the habituation process involves c

SUBMITTER: Yoneoka E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10667701 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature