: Mushrooms talk to one another using an electrical ‘language’ all of their own #IndiaNEWS Nearly all of Earth’s organisms communicate with each other in one way or another, from the nods and

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Mushrooms talk to one another using an electrical ‘language’ all of their own #IndiaNEWS
Nearly all of Earth’s organisms communicate with each other in one way or another, from the nods and dances and squeaks and bellows of animals to the invisible chemical signals emitted by plant leaves and roots. But what about fungi? Are mushrooms as inanimate as they seem – or is something more exciting going on beneath the surface?New research by computer scientist Andrew Adamatzky at the Unconventional Computing Laboratory of the University of the West of England, suggests this ancient kingdom has an electrical “language� all of its own – far more complicated than anyone previously thought. According to the study, fungi might even use “words� to form “sentences� to communicate with neighbours.Almost all communication within and between multi-cellular animals involves highly specialised cells called nerves (or neurones). These transmit messages from one part of an organism to another via a connected network called a nervous system. The “language� of the nervous system comprises distinctive patterns of spikes of electrical potential (otherwise known as impulses), which help creatures detect and respond rapidly to what is going on in their environment.Despite lacking a nervous system, fungi seem to transmit information using electrical impulses across thread-like filaments called hyphae. The filaments form a thin...Read more

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