Thinking while brainless: Slime mold gives insight into the intelligence of neuron-less organisms

How do organisms without brains make decisions? Most of life is brainless and the vast majority of organisms on Earth lack neurons altogether. Plants, fungi and bacteria must all cope with the same problem as humans -- to make the best choices in a complex and ever-changing world or risk dying -- without the help of a simple nervous system in many cases. Physarum polycephalum [Credit: frankenstoen/WikiCommons]A team of researchers...

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