PLANTS LACK A CONSCIOUSNESS: SCIENTISTS
Plant are extraordinary living things. They can recognize sounds and touch – and don’t like some of them. They seem to be able to remember. They communicate with one another. They even become numb under the effects of .anesthetics. But let’s not get too anthropomorphic. This is emotional language. From Prince Charles on down, many people believe their plants respond to being talked to. But those same people obviously appreciate their plants to the extent of taking care of them. So their plants respond. So perhaps we had better forget about plant neurobiology, suggests research appearing in the journal Trends in Plant Science.
- Saturday, August 3, 2019