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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

Research progress on rhabdomyolytic mushroom poisoning

open access: yesZhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi
Poisonous mushroom poisoning is a type of acute disease with the highest mortality rate among foodborne diseases in China. It has become one of the most serious food safety problems in China.
YANG Ying   +3 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

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

Acute Pancreatitis Following Mushroom Toxicity: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesAsia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology
Introduction: Mushroom poisoning remains a global concern, with over 5,000 species of poisonous mushrooms worldwide. Amanita phalloides is responsible for approximately 95% of fatal poisonings globally.
Mohammadreza Mohammadi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mycotoxins in Basidiomycete Mycelium and Fruiting Bodies: Implications for Eu Novel Food Assessment and Selected International Regulatory Frameworks

open access: yesComprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 5, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Advances in technology have enabled the efficient and sustainable production of basidiomycete vegetative mycelium, particularly from Pleurotus species, as a novel food source. However, mycelium has yet to receive regulatory approval in many global markets, requiring a better understanding of factors affecting its safety.
Niklas Erik Wilhelm Berglund   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wild mushroom poisoning in Mersin: A retrospective epidemiological study and investigation of liver toxicity

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 2019
INTRODUCTION: Mushroom poisoning is observed in our country because of the consumption of wild mushrooms as unconscious food and the fact that poisonous mushroom species cannot be separated from non-toxic species.
Mustafa Zanyar Akkuzu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Shies Protest: Blocking Moscow's Waste to Defend Northern Russia's Environment

open access: yesArea, Volume 58, Issue 3, September 2026.
Short Abstract The Shies protest in Russia demonstrates how grassroots mobilisation can reshape extractivist projects by halting the construction of a massive landfill planned for Moscow's waste. From 2018 to 2020, local residents and environmental activists used blockades, protest camps and legal action to oppose ecological damage and governance ...
Perrine Poupin
wiley   +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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