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Complexity of Electrical Spiking of Fungi

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Part of the book series: Emergence, Complexity and Computation ((ECC,volume 47))

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Abstract

Oyster fungi Pleurotus djamor generate action potential like spikes of electrical potential. The trains of spikes might manifest propagation of growing mycelium in a substrate, transportation of nutrients and metabolites and communication processes in the mycelium network. The spiking activity of the mycelium networks is highly variable compared to neural activity and therefore can not be analysed by standard tools from neuroscience. We propose original techniques for detecting and classifying the spiking activity of fungi. Using these techniques, we analyse the information-theoretic complexity of the fungal electrical activity. The results can pave ways for future research on sensorial fusion and decision making by fungi.

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Notes

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    Calling the spikes spontaneous means that the intentional external stimulus does not invoke them. Otherwise, the spikes actually reflect the ongoing physiological and morphological processes in the mycelial networks.

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    We observed in our previous studies [22, 23] that minimum spike length was 5 mins.

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    https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/meet-lizard-man-reptile-loving-biologist-tackling-some-biggest-questions-evolution.

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    We used available service at https://www.random.org/.

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Dehshibi, M.M., Adamatzky, A. (2023). Complexity of Electrical Spiking of Fungi. In: Adamatzky, A. (eds) Fungal Machines. Emergence, Complexity and Computation, vol 47. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38336-6_4

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