Pavlovian plants

Can plants learn? Pavlovian conditioning without a brain

01.05.2016 bis 30.10.2017

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.