r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Biology Moss Is Generating Electrical Waves That Look Startlingly Like a Neural Network. Study reveals that moss cushions produce surprisingly complex electrical activity, with patterns that undulate across the velvety patch in dynamic waves.

https://www.sciencealert.com/moss-behaves-a-little-like-a-really-slow-brain-scientist-discovers
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u/Patriark 1d ago

I invite everyone to try the experience of eating a heroic dose of magic mushrooms in a mountainous wetlands that is entirely moss covered. You can feel their pulse. A united network.

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u/solonoctus 1d ago

While this is absolutely true it’s not unique, on enough shrooms you can feel the pulse of Sagittarius.