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Brain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone

BS 206: Paco Calvo explores Plant Intelligence

Mar 24, 2023
01:16:04

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  • Plants exhibit offline cognition for future orientation, challenging traditional views on intelligence.
  • Anesthesia in plants reveals unique responses, prompting reevaluation of plant reactivity and behavior.

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Plant Intelligence and Consciousness: Exploring Non-Neural Organisms

Exploring plant intelligence challenges traditional views, with Dr. Paco Cavo discussing the intelligence of non-neural organisms. Transitioning from philosophy of science to plant behavior, Dr. Cavo sheds light on Charles Darwin's botanical observations and the significance of mental effort in perception. Emphasizing the need for evidence-based understanding, the book 'Plantus Sapiens' delves into the controversy of plant intelligence.

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