Slizevikov have no brain, but there is a memory

Single-celled slime fungi, do not have, of course, the brain continues to amaze scientists with outstanding abilities. Not only that, these mushrooms have been shown earlier, can find a way out of the maze, so they also have the rudiments of memory.

Slime mold species physarum polycephalum like sugar and spread wherever it is found. Scientists have created a U-shaped trap in which the hidden sugar solution. 96% placed the trap slizevikov found sugar for 120 hours and came back. It should be noted that moving these mushrooms left a trail of slime. When the researchers covered the trap mucus so that mushrooms could not discern their traces, they got out of the trap 10 times longer. And yet emerged.

Conclusion - These single-celled possess the rudiments of spatial memory, which is the lowest stage of the evolution of memory. Mushrooms can remember - this is very strange.

via factroom.ru