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Sustainable memristors from shiitake mycelium for high-frequency bioelectronics

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144 points PaulHoule | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 13:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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calibas ◴[31 Oct 25 15:06 UTC] No.45772824[source]▶
There's a theory that's been going around for a while that trees were using mycelium networks to communicate via electrical signals. Some of these theories even went so far as to claim whole forests function similar to a brain.

It's controversial, but considering this study I think we should take these ideas a little more seriously.

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1. estimator7292 ◴[31 Oct 25 23:14 UTC] No.45777757[source]▶
We basically just haven't studied it enough, but it's very clear that massive mycelial networks are doing something.

I don't think it's absurd to hypothesize that a mycelial structure as complex and interconnected as an animal brain might have similarly complex emergent properties. It's an extraordinary claim, but really not out of the question. We just need to go and find out.