Do plants use electrical signals to communicate and count?
In short: Neuroscientist Greg Gage uses brain-study equipment to reveal the hidden electrical lives of plants. Watch how he demonstrates movement and information transfer in the Mimosa pudica and Venus flytrap.
Using an EKG, Greg Gage demonstrates how certain plants utilize electrical signals to convey information, trigger physical movement, and even perform counting. By bringing sophisticated laboratory tools into classrooms, Gage illustrates the complex biological processes occurring within the Mimosa pudica, a plant known for closing its leaves upon touch, and the Venus flytrap.
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