Plant Intelligence?
Authors
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Claudia Donoso
Centro Internacional Cabo de Hornos
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0876-3382
Abstract
This paper, based on discoveries in plant neurophysiology and their connection to Humberto Maturana's concept of autopoiesis, proposes an interpretation of plants as sensitive and intelligent living beings, despite lacking a brain or central nervous system. Specifically, it proposes understanding intelligence as a quality distributed in varying degrees throughout the organization of living organisms, whose function is none other than to solve problems to maintain coherence with the environment.
Keywords:
plants, intelligence, plant intelligence, autopoiesis, plant kingdomReferences
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