Does this video suggest plants are conscious?
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Does this video suggest plants are conscious?
Mimosa leaves, pea tendrils, Venus flytraps and sundew traps all lost both their autonomous and touch-induced movements after exposure to anaesthetics.
In Venus flytrap, this was shown to be due to the loss of action potentials under diethyl ether anaesthesia.
The same concentration of diethyl ether immobilized pea tendrils.
