Thinking without a brain

ScienceDaily
Jul 15, 2021, 9:08 am97 pts
If you didn't have a brain, could you still navigate your surroundings? Thanks to new research on slime molds, the answer may be 'yes.' Scientists discovered that the brainless Physarum polycephalum uses its body to sense mechanical cues in its environment, and decides where to grow based on that information.…

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