What can plant science learn from animal nervous systems?
Luiz Pessoa
Abstract
I welcome Segundo-Ortin & Calvo’s (2023) call for a rigorous science of plant behavior and physiology. My commentary addresses three points drawn from the literature on animal brains that could help elucidate the possibility of cognition and sentience in plants: (1) the presumed requirement of a centralized brain; (2) centralization of control versus heterarchical organization; and (3) connecting plant research with research on animal nervous systems.
Topics & Concepts
SentienceCognitive scienceNeuroscienceAnimal behaviorCognitionCognitive systemsControl (management)Brain researchAnimal cognitionBiologyPsychologyComputer scienceZoologyArtificial intelligencePlant and Biological Electrophysiology StudiesPlant and animal studiesAnimal and Plant Science Education