A photo from open sources A new study of a group of scientists from West Australian University showed that plants possess long-term memory. This added weight to earlier studies showing that plants are capable of complex thought processes, including the ability to feel fear, happiness, the ability to communicate and even read people’s minds.
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Clive Baxter is experimenting with a dracaena plant. A photo: Cleve Backster
Prince Charles once said that he once spoke with plants and they answered him. In an economist magazine article it was pointed out that although the prince was ridiculed for his statement, new discoveries confirm that Charles’s statements are not were unfounded.
So, let’s look into the minds of plants.
Plants have long-term memory – new study
Dr. Monica Galiano from West Australian University led the study, which was published in the journal Oecologia.
She and her colleagues threw mimosa flowers planted in pots bashful on a shock-absorbing surface from a height that was not dangerous to flowers. Mimosa was chosen for its ability fold the leaves in case of danger, so the reaction of this plants are very easy to observe.
Scientists wanted to find out if plants can understand that this the process does not threaten them, and whether they will be able to remember this for a long period of time.
Plants began to respond after a few drops, they remember that the action was harmless. Scientists made sure that this it wasn’t caused by the fact that the plants were just tired and were not in able to respond to irritants. To other selected plant irritants reacted constantly.
The experiments were carried out on different plants and for various time periods.
Some plants did not bother for 28 days after the first experiment. After so many days, they still remembered the lesson they had learned and didn’t reacted to falls, while reacted to others irritants.
How can plants think without a brain?
Despite the fact that plants do not have a brain and nervous system, like in other more advanced organisms, scientists have put forward alternative hypotheses explaining this phenomenon. For example, in Economist magazine assumes that information can be transmitted in the form of electrical signals through a developed metabolic system plants.
Plants have feelings
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In 1966, Clive Baxter made a discovery, after which people started talking to their houseplants.
Baxter worked as a lie detector specialist at the CIA. The detector system he developed is still used in US military and government. He conducted experiments on indoor plants, which he later described in his book Secret plant life. ”
He took two dracaena and connected the leaves of one of them to to the lie detector. He told his assistant to trample one of plants. When this was done, a polygraph attached to the second plant, showed a graph that is an indicator manifestations of fear in people.
Baxter continued the experience. Different people were entering the laboratory, including the person who destroyed the plant. The polygraph did not fix no reaction from the plant to other people, but when the assistant came in, trampled the bush, the polygraph again displayed the lines, indicating fear. The plant seems to recognize this. person.
Baxter also discovered that the plant experienced joy when it was watered, and even skillfully read people’s minds.
Plants can read minds
Once Baxter wondered what kind of experiment he should do. is he thought you could burn the leaves of a plant to see which there will be a reaction. As soon as he thought it, a polygraph attached to the plant, showed the presence of fear.
Baxter’s experiments were repeated by other researchers, including Russian scientist Alexander Dubrov and Marcel Vogel, who worked in IBM during its experiments with different plants, including including with sunflower.
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Plants make sounds during a shortage of water. A photo: Shutterstock *
Plants are able to “speak”
The ability of plants to communicate is another interesting topic for studying. Dr. Galiano studied this issue, it was published in Oxford Journals in 2012. Galiano explained that the ability of plants to produce sound waves is a long time ago known fact.
But many scientists are of the opinion that these sounds are adverse reaction of plants to lack of water, not meaningful communication. But Galiano is not so sure. She mentioned the experiences showing that some of the sounds are due to a system of bubbles in vessels of xylem plants.
She studied the process of plant communication. Sound waves are formed as a result of resonance of cavitation pores, arising when the plant does not have enough water. But Galiano notes: “The acoustic signals emitted by plants are very diverse. In addition, it has recently been proven that these sounds are not only during dehydration and cavitation processes. ”
“The system of mechanisms existing in animals for communicating with environment and each other, has long been a subject extensive research. But as for the plants, though such studies exist, but they are not recognized or as advanced as with animals, ”writes Galiano. – This is especially true for plant bioacoustics and is even more so. awesome considering the ability to sense sounds and vibrations Is the phylogenetic sensory modality behind the behavioral order of all living organisms and their relationship with environment. ”
Marcel Vogel worked for 27 years as a senior scientific IBM employee During this time, the scientist has patented more than a hundred inventions. He did plant research and did amazing discoveries proving that plants not only can read people’s minds, they also show telepathic abilities at great distances. In addition, the more attention a person devotes to the plant, the higher the ability of the plant to perceive thoughts this man.
Vogel read articles about Cleve Baxter’s experiments, after whom people started talking to their houseplants in 1970s
Baxter was a CIA lie detector specialist. Designed by im system of detectors is still used in the military and US government. Using Baxter Detectors discovered that plants respond to human actions and thoughts signals of happiness or fear. Cleve Baxter’s experiments more described in detail above
Vogel initially believed that the Baxter experiment was unreliable and its results may not be true. Vogel decided to hold similar experiment. Dan Willis, a former research fellow Vogel, published the results of his experience on the site MarcelVogel.org.
Vogel connected plants with a resistance tester, capable of fixing electrical currents. When Vogel consciousness was clear and breathing was even, the plants showed no reactions. When a scientist intermittently breathed and held a certain thought in the head, plants reacted strongly.
Willis said: “Plants are capable of perceiving human thoughts. at different distances – be it 20 cm, two meters or two kilometers. This was confirmed by Vogel, who from Prague was able to influence a plant connected to a recording instrument in a laboratory in San Jose. ”
Watching how one of the plants reacts when the second is with him injure (cut, set fire to leaves or root), Vogel noticed that the reaction of the observing plant varied depending on of how much attention the scientist paid to this plant. Vogel realized that the researcher’s thoughts can influence the results of such experiments.
Willis explained: “This is one of the reasons why some subtle energy research cannot be easy reproduced. This is not always a matter of scientific protocol, but a matter of relationship. Unfortunately, many scientists believe that this is a kind of minor and possibly annoying epiphenomenons. And although such people are scientists, according to Marcel, they were technical professionals trying to prove that the things that they known earlier are the truth. ”
* The first part of this article indicated that Cleve Baxter wrote the book “The Secret Life of Plants.” The authors of this book are Christopher Bird and Peter Tompkins; studies are popularized in it Baxter. The Epoch Times apologizes for the mistake.
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