Bodily memory in slime mold

Ken Cheng

doi:10.3758/s13420-022-00516-6

Bodily memory in slime mold

Ken Cheng^*

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School of Natural Sciences

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Abstract

The slime mold Physarum polychephalum, a single-celled, multi-nucleated eukaryote, uses the diameters of tubes in its large
body to keep a memory of encounters with food. In this form of bodily memory, the tubes in the network at the food source
expand upon contact with food, while tubes far away contract.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	203-204
Number of pages	2
Journal	Learning and Behavior
Volume	50
Issue number	2
Early online date	29 Mar 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-022-00516-6
Publication status	Published - Jun 2022

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