The slime mold Physarum polycephalum consists of a single biological cell. Microinjection allows to mark the flow in Physarum in color. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Physarum: Slime Mold Simulator PHYSARUM is a sandbox simulation game. Simulate the real world slime mold Physarum polycephalum by generating millions of ...

A brainless slime mold known as Physarum polycephalum uses its body to sense mechanical cues in its environment. Then, in a process similar to what we consider 'thinking', they decide on the best ...

Slime research may not be the sexiest science, but produces some truly wild results. So wild, in fact, a new study reconfigures our understanding of not only animal intelligence, but also the very ...

Researchers have identified how the slime mold Physarum polycephalum saves memories -- although it has no nervous system. Having a memory of past events enables us to take smarter decisions about the ...

July 15 (UPI) --Can you think without a brain? According to a new study, slime molds can. Slime molds are without central nervous systems, but they are able sense tactile, chemical, and optical ...

For organisms without brains, slime molds show an impressive array of problem-solving behaviors: they can solve mazes and even figure out the optimal layout for the railway system connecting cities ...

Our past experiences help us navigate future obstacles, and it seems that even some organisms without a brain have that skill. Though slime molds do not have a nervous system, they can store and ...

Like all slime molds, Physarum polycephalum has no brain or nervous system—yet it somehow “remembers” food sites for future reference. In a new paper, biophysicists Mirna Kramar and Karen Alim of the ...