Learning in the Single-Cell Organism Physarum polycephalum: Effect of Propofol. [PDF]
Int J Mol Sci, 2023 Propofol belongs to a class of molecules that are known to block learning and memory in mammals, including rodents and humans. Interestingly, learning and memory are not tied to the presence of a nervous system.
Kippenberger S +7 more
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Thoughts from the forest floor: a review of cognition in the slime mould Physarum polycephalum. [PDF]
Anim Cogn, 2023 Sensing, communication, navigation, decision-making, memory and learning are key components in a standard cognitive tool-kit that enhance an animal’s ability to successfully survive and reproduce.
Reid CR.
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Sterol content of the Myxomycetes Physarum polycephalum and P. flavicomum
Journal of Lipid Research, 1976 The sterol content of two Myxomycetes, Physarum polycephalum and P. flavicomum has been examined. The sterols of the two species are apparently identical, the two major sterols in each being poriferasterol and 22-dihydroporiferasterol.
E Bullock, C J Dawson
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Measurement of protoplasmic streaming over the entire body of Physarum plasmodium, and estimation of the transport and mixing of protoplasma through the intricate vein network [PDF]
Biophysics and PhysicobiologyTransport networks spanning the entire body of an organism are key infrastructures for achieving a functional system and facilitating the distribution of nutrients and signals.
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Novel image-analytic approach reveals new insights in fine-tuning of slime mould network adaptation [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceThis study introduces a novel methodology to explore the network dynamics of Physarum polycephalum, an organism celebrated for its remarkable adaptive capabilities.
Philipp Rosina, Martin Grube
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Hydrophobic Barriers for Directing Physarum polycephalum Propulsion and Navigation [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2023 Taeha Lee +8 more
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APL Materials, 2015 The development of devices able to detect and record ion fluxes is a crucial point in order to understand the mechanisms that regulate communication and life of organisms. Here, we take advantage of the combined electronic and ionic conduction properties
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A survey on physarum polycephalum intelligent foraging behaviour and bio-inspired applications [PDF]
Artificial Intelligence Review, 2021 In recent years, research on Physarum polycephalum has become more popular after Nakagaki (AIR 407: 6803-470, 2000) performed their famous experiment showing that Physarum was able to find the shortest route through a maze.
Abubakr Awad +3 more
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Using an Artificial Physarum polycephalum Colony for Threshold Image Segmentation
Applied Sciences, 2023 Traditional artificial intelligence algorithms are prone to falling into local optima when solving threshold segmentation problems. Here, a novel artificial Physarum polycephalum colony algorithm is proposed to help us solve the difficult problem. First,
Zhengying Cai +3 more
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Swarm Robot Exploration Strategy for Path Formation Tasks Inspired by Physarum polycephalum
Complexity, 2021 Physarum polycephalum, a unicellular and multiheaded slime mould, can form highly efficient networks connecting separated food sources during the process of foraging.
Yandong Luo +4 more
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