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Sensitive plant
Mimosa pudica
A plant whose leaves fold when touched. One study reported that it learns to ignore harmless touches. A later re-analysis disputed that.
This result comes from a single laboratory, and claims of learning in plants are contested.
- Neurons
- 0 measured · no neurons (plant)
Evidence
- Reported habituation: the leaflets stopped folding after repeated harmless drops, and the response lasted for weeks.Gagliano M, Renton M, Depczynski M, Mancuso S (2014) Experience teaches plants to learn faster and forget slower in environments where it matters. Oecologia 175(1):63-72. doi:10.1007/s00442-013-2873-7.
- A re-analysis found the evidence wasn't enough to show habituation.Biegler R (2017). Insufficient evidence for habituation in Mimosa pudica. Oecologia 186:33-35. doi:10.1007/s00442-017-4012-3.