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How Can Slime Mold Think Without a Brain? - BrainStuff

How Can Slime Mold Think Without a Brain? - BrainStuff

Update: 2025-12-08
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Slime molds are collectives of single-celled organisms that don't have neurons, much less brains, but they can move, solve mazes, and remember where food is located. Learn what we know (and don't know!) about them in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/biology-fields/slime-mold-facts.htm

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How Can Slime Mold Think Without a Brain? - BrainStuff

How Can Slime Mold Think Without a Brain? - BrainStuff