Mind-blowing discovery: Fungi can remember and make decisions

Fungi are proving to be far smarter than they seem.

Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that certain fungi can remember, learn, and make decisions—all without a brain.

Yu Fukasawa’s study found that wood-decaying fungi grew more densely in certain areas, showing decision-making based on wood block shapes.

These fungi use a mycelial network to communicate and share information, similar to neural connections.

In a circle of wood, the fungi avoided …

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