How Plants Think & What It Teaches us about Consciousness

How Plants Think & What It Teaches us about Consciousness

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5 Video Views·Jul 21, 2026  #Consciousness #Metaphysics #Perception

What is plant intelligence? What is thought without a brain? Although many will react strongly against the notion of plant consciousness, it does nonetheless remain a profound field of academic enquiry. From Mimosa to mycelial networks, we explore how plants and mushrooms challenge our understanding of thought, intelligence, consciousness and even free will. From biology to philosophy, we ask if intelligence is truly confined to neurons, or something far more ancient, abstract and expansive.

This is a chapter in a wider metaphysical journey—one that invites you to look again at the world around you, to see the unseen.

Act 2 - Chapter 17: Life In The Slow Lane

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0:00 - 2:56 Introduction
2:56 - 6:42 Inquisitive Minds
6:42 - 11:35 New Research
11:35 - 16:45 Intelligent Senses
16:45 - 18:22 Underground Communications
18:22 - 20:44 Intelligence or Consciousness?
20:44 - 31:47 A More Fundamental Understanding


Research:
1) For Dr. Gagliano's research, please visit: https://www.monicagagliano.com/

2) 2018 Interview with Dr. Gagliano: https://www.forbes.com/sites/andreamorris/2018/05/09/a-mind-without-a-brain-the-science-of-plant-intelligence-takes-root/#4bf842b176dc

3) Darwin’s Root Brain Hypothesis:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/44641300_The_'root-brain'_hypothesis_of_Charles_and_Francis_Darwin

4) Federico Delpino and the foundation of plant biology:
https://misuse.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/error/abuse.shtml?orig_args=/pmc/articles/PMC3115070/&orig_host=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

5) Plant Distress Signalling:
https://www.science.org/content/article/plants-communicate-distress-using-their-own-kind-nervous-system?utm_source=general_public&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=campaign-21433

6) Plant Senses, 5 +15 more:
https://www.lindau-nobel.org/plant-intelligence-our-5-senses-15-more/

7) Plant Bioacoustics:
https://acousticstoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Bearing-Fruit-Plant-Bioacoustics-is-Blossoming-Aaron-M.-Thode.pdf

8) Unthought. N. Katherine Hayles · 2017
https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Unthought/1wklDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=phytobiology+vs+neurobiology&pg=PA17&printsec=frontcover

9) New Yorker Article:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/12/23/the-intelligent-plant


Produced and written by Sean Crowley.

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