The slime mold Physarum polycephalum consists of a single biological cell that has been called intelligent because of its sophisticated capabilities to adapt its tubular network to changing food supplies, and now, researchers have found out that this is due to being able to form a memory - even without having a nervous system
Single-Cell Slimy Mould Remembers Food Locations Without A Brain
A single-celled slimy mould that can remember food locations without a nervous system has been discovered by German scientists. A recent collaboration between researchers from the Max Planck Institute for…
