Taiz, Lincoln ; Alkon, Daniel ; Draguhn, Andreas ; Murphy, Angus ; Blatt, Michael ; Hawes, Chris ; Thiel, Gerhard ; Robinson, David G (2019)
Plants Neither Possess nor Require Consciousness.
In: Trends in plant science, 24 (8)
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.05.008
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
In claiming that plants have consciousness, 'plant neurobiologists' have consistently glossed over the remarkable degree of structural and functional complexity that the brain had to evolve for consciousness to emerge. Here, we outline a new hypothesis proposed by Feinberg and Mallat for the evolution of consciousness in animals. Based on a survey of the brain anatomy, functional complexity, and behaviors of a broad spectrum of animals, criteria were established for the emergence of consciousness. The only animals that satisfied these criteria were the vertebrates (including fish), arthropods (e.g., insects, crabs), and cephalopods (e.g., octopuses, squids). In light of Feinberg and Mallat's analysis, we consider the likelihood that plants, with their relative organizational simplicity and lack of neurons and brains, have consciousness to be effectively nil.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 2019 |
| Autor(en): | Taiz, Lincoln ; Alkon, Daniel ; Draguhn, Andreas ; Murphy, Angus ; Blatt, Michael ; Hawes, Chris ; Thiel, Gerhard ; Robinson, David G |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Plants Neither Possess nor Require Consciousness. |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 21 August 2019 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | Trends in plant science |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 24 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 8 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.05.008 |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | In claiming that plants have consciousness, 'plant neurobiologists' have consistently glossed over the remarkable degree of structural and functional complexity that the brain had to evolve for consciousness to emerge. Here, we outline a new hypothesis proposed by Feinberg and Mallat for the evolution of consciousness in animals. Based on a survey of the brain anatomy, functional complexity, and behaviors of a broad spectrum of animals, criteria were established for the emergence of consciousness. The only animals that satisfied these criteria were the vertebrates (including fish), arthropods (e.g., insects, crabs), and cephalopods (e.g., octopuses, squids). In light of Feinberg and Mallat's analysis, we consider the likelihood that plants, with their relative organizational simplicity and lack of neurons and brains, have consciousness to be effectively nil. |
| ID-Nummer: | pmid:31279732 |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 10 Fachbereich Biologie 10 Fachbereich Biologie > Plant Membrane Biophyscis (am 20.12.23 umbenannt in Biologie der Algen und Protozoen) |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 08 Jul 2019 12:20 |
| Letzte Änderung: | 26 Aug 2019 09:39 |
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