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Why Are Slime Mold So Intelligent?
What if we said you don’t need a brain to be intelligent? That may be strange, but there’s proof of a seemingly simple organism lacking a brain that astonishingly exhibits behaviors akin to intelligence. Slime molds, particularly the species Physarum polycephalum, can navigate mazes, optimize nutrient foraging, and even remember substances they’ve encountered.
Scientists believe these abilities stem from the mold’s vein-like tubes, which efficiently distribute nutrients and chemical signals. However, how exactly it processes and responds to environmental information with such sophistication remains a puzzle. This form of decentralized decision-making challenges our traditional understanding of intelligence, typically associated with brain activity.