Chapter 03 of 5
Vines That Remember
How plants store trauma and learn through habituation without neurons.
- Mechanism
Memory Without Brains
If you don't have a hippocampus, where do you store the past? Plants use epigenetic marking to encode patterns of survival.
- The Experiment
The Shy Plant
Mimosa pudica is famous for folding its leaves when touched. It’s an immediate, defensive reflex against potential predators.
- The Discovery
Monica Gagliano’s Drop
A scientist dropped Mimosa plants from a height. Initially, they closed their leaves in fear of the impact.
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🌿 Plant Neurobiology
- 01Beyond the Green ScreenRedefining intelligence beyond brains and centralized nervous systems.
- 02The Root-Brain HypothesisExploring Darwin's theory on the electrical complexity of root tips.
- 03Vines That RememberHow plants store trauma and learn through habituation without neurons.
- 04The Wood Wide WebUnderground networks and the chemical language of the forest.
- 05The Plant Rights ParadoxThe ethical and philosophical frontier of botanical consciousness.