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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by arrosenberg on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @02:13PM (#30935557)
That seems more likely to me too. Imagine a fungus that could provide dopamine directly to the brain when a human host meets a certain condition (e.g. a certain amount of direct sunlight, humidity, wind).
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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by stadium on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @06:34PM (#30938314)
Not exactly this scenario, but the psilocybe genus produces chemicals very similar to serotonin.
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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by everhard_ on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @03:04PM (#30936196)
Agree, it's more like they're responding to stimuli, could we derive somehow that their genes have evolved some degree of ... intelligence?
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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by arrosenberg on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @03:39PM (#30936578)
Eh, I'd say that's a point for debate, but I would argue stochastic survival probability under some prior conditions that haven't changed enough to force further competition.
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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by dunefox on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @05:05PM (#30937413)
I mean, apparently toxoplasmosis or something like it can result in personality changes even in humans.
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Re:Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking a... by monkeybutton on Wednesday April 06, 2022 @05:03PM (#30937400)
Like toxoplasmosis?
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