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Plant Cognition—An Empirical Primer: Evidence, Implications, and Ethics
Philosophy Compass, Volume 21, Issue 1, January/February 2026.ABSTRACT Recent advances in plant biology suggest that plants engage in complex behaviours once thought to require nervous systems. This article surveys the empirical foundations of plant cognition, covering research on goal‐directed movement, decision‐making, anticipatory behaviour, communication, phytoacoustics, and plant neurobiology.
Miguel Segundo‐Ortin +3 more
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Plant Cognition—A Methodological Primer: Theories, Methods and Challenges
Philosophy Compass, Volume 20, Issue 12, December 2025.ABSTRACT Part I: What counts as cognition, and how can it be studied in organisms without nervous systems? The emerging field of plant cognition confronts these questions by integrating philosophy, plant science and comparative psychology. This article provides a methodological primer on the field.
Miguel Segundo‐Ortin +3 more
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Shoot circumnutation and winding movements require gravisensing cells [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2005 Circumnutation and winding in plants are universal growth movements that allow plants to survive despite their sessile nature. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms controlling these phenomena remain unclear. We previously found that a gravitropic mutant of Japanese morning glory ( Pharbitis nil
Daisuke, Kitazawa +11 more
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A Photonastic Prototissue Capable of Photo‐Mechano‐Chemical Transduction
Advanced Materials, Volume 37, Issue 40, October 9, 2025.Mimicking energy transduction in prototissue assemblies remains a challenge of bottom‐up synthetic biology. In this work, prototissues integrating protocells with photothermal gold nanoparticle proto‐organelles and a thermoresponsive polymeric proto‐cortex are developed.
Agostino Galanti +7 more
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Plant Production Science, 1998 A non-destructive method for measurements of spatial root elongation in soil, using acoustic emission (AE) sensors, was developed. Growing roots passing in close proximity to soil particles generate AE pulses, which are detectable as counts by AE sensors.
Tomohide Shimotashiro +4 more
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Amphicarpic development in Cardamine chenopodiifolia
New Phytologist, Volume 244, Issue 3, Page 1041-1056, November 2024.Summary Amphicarpy is an unusual trait where two fruit types develop on the same plant: one above and the other belowground. This trait is not found in conventional model species. Therefore, its development and molecular genetics remain under‐studied. Here, we establish the allooctoploid Cardamine chenopodiifolia as an emerging experimental system to ...
Aurélia Emonet +6 more
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Light‐Driven Multidirectional Bending in Artificial Muscles
Advanced Materials, Volume 36, Issue 38, September 19, 2024.Fast light‐triggered multidirectional bending is demonstrated in soft twist‐coiled artificial muscles. The bending direction is dictated by the direction of the light leading to localized untwisting of the muscle. These artificial muscles can autonomously turn toward a light source, and they can be programmed for selective, reversible, and sustained ...
Zahra Madani +8 more
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American Journal of Botany, Volume 111, Issue 9, September 2024.Abstract Premise Reticulate evolution, often accompanied by polyploidy, is prevalent in plants, and particularly in the ferns. Resolving the resulting non‐bifurcating histories remains a major challenge for plant phylogenetics. Here, we present a phylogenomic investigation into the complex evolutionary history of the vining ferns, Lygodium (Lygodiaceae,
Jessie A. Pelosi +5 more
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Climbing mechanisms as a central trait to understand the ecology of lianas across the tropics
Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 33, Issue 7, July 2024.Abstract Aims Lianas are a central component of tropical forests. However, how the type of climbing mechanisms is related to the functional and taxonomic diversity of lianas across the tropics, remains largely unresolved. Here, we tested two main hypotheses: (i) the functional diversity of lianas differs with climbing mechanism (active and passive) and
Arildo S. Dias +5 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 6, Issue 4, April 2024.A quantitative biomimetic approach allows for building soft continuum arms inspired by twining climbing plants. Designed to mimic the flexural rigidity of terminal stems of Mandevilla cf. splendens, the robot detects the presence of a support and twines around it, without requiring a central computing unit.
Giovanna A. Naselli +5 more
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