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“Is This Edible Anyway?” The Impact of Culture on the Evolution (and Devolution) of Mushroom Knowledge

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Mushrooms are a ubiquitous and essential component in our biological environment and have been of interest to humans around the globe for millennia. Knowledge about mushrooms represents a prime example of cumulative culture, one of the key processes in human evolution.
Andrea Bender, Åge Oterhals
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Transocular Ultrasound in the Assessment of Neurotoxicity-Related Encephalopathy in Mushroom Poisoning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Objective: Mushroom poisonings can lead to life-threatening organ dysfunctions and neurotoxicity-related encephalopathy. This study aimed to detect increased intracranial pressure by measuring optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) ultrasonographically and ...

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Severe but reversible acute kidney injury resulting from Amanita punctata poisoning

open access: yesKidney Research and Clinical Practice, 2015
Mushroom-related poisoning can cause acute kidney injury. Here we report a case of acute kidney injury after ingestion of Amanita punctata, which is considered an edible mushroom.
Eunjung Kang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive Symbionts. Expanding the Scope of Cognitive Science With Fungi

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract It has been argued that fungi have cognitive capacities, and even conscious experiences. While these arguments risk ushering in unproductive disputes about how words like “mind,” “cognitive,” “sentient,” and “conscious” should be used, paying close attention to key properties of fungal life can also be uncontroversially productive for ...
Matteo Colombo
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Renal Failure Caused by Mushroom Poisoning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Despite the abundance of wild mushrooms growing in a variety of habitats in Taiwan, mushroom poisoning is rarely reported. Here, we report two cases of mushroom poisoning, possibly due to Amanita smithiana or a related species. A 54 -year-old man and his
楊為舜;林志豪;黃政文;方震中   +1 more
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Avoid Confusion! Does Survival Processing Shape the Spontaneous Use of Learning Strategies for Distinguishing Edible and Poisonous Mushroom Twins?

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Hunter‐gatherers faced the survival threat of confusing edible mushrooms with their poisonous twins, imposing selection pressure on those who failed to detect subtle visual differences. Grounded in the ancestral priorities framework, which posits that the human mind is adapted to handle prehistoric challenges, we investigated whether humans ...
Roman Abel
wiley   +1 more source

Health literacy and mushroom poisoning [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
ağlık okuryazarlığını bireylerin uygun sağlık kararları vermek için gereken temel sağlık bilgilerini elde etme, işleme ve anlama kapasitesine sahip olma becerisidir. Düşük sağlık okuryazarlığı dünya genelinde bir halk sağlığı sorunudur.
Özdemir, Serdar, Özkan, Abuzer
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Mushroom poisoning deaths and prevention practices in Hunan, 2014-2023.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
BackgroundWild mushroom poisoning is a major cause of foodborne illness-related deaths in Hunan Province. By analyzing the epidemiological characteristics of fatal incidents due to wild mushroom poisoning in Hunan Province over the past decade and ...
Shilan Wu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fatal Poisoning by Mushrooms [PDF]

open access: yesThe American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1880
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openaire   +1 more source

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