Project Pavlovian plants – Can plants learn? Pavlovian conditioning without a brain
Basic data
Acronym:
Pavlovian plants
Title:
Can plants learn? Pavlovian conditioning without a brain
Duration:
01/05/2016 to 30/10/2017
Abstract / short description:
A most intriguing question in behavioral sciences is whether organisms without a nervous system are capable of learning. We suggest answering this question with the best-known learning example in animals - Pavlovian conditioning - by examining the ability of plants to associate a neutral stimulus with an honest cue. If plants display such learning this will challenge our perception of plants as insensible beings.
Keywords:
conditioning
plant behaviour
experiments
Involved staff
Managers
Gruntman, Michal
Institute of Evolution and Ecology
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Contact persons
Faculty of Science
University of Tübingen
University of Tübingen
Institute of Evolution and Ecology
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Center for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP)
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science
Local organizational units
Institute of Evolution and Ecology
Department of Biology
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Science
Funders
Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany