A Venus Flytrap Works Just Like Your Brain
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Back in 1875, Charles Darwin wrote that the Venus flytrap “is one of the most wonderfulplants in the world.”And, I’d have to agree!Plants have no nerves or muscles, yet this plant shuts its traps with incredible speed.Darwin was mystified by the Venus flytrap – he didn’t understand how it moves.But now we know that it’s weirdly similar to how your brain cells communicate with eachother.An action potential is how a brain cell, or neuron, gets information from one end to theother.If a strong chemical signal is received at one end, it causes the neuron to open up poresthat change the charge of the neuron.This change in charge flows down the length until it reaches the end, causing it to releasechemical information from the other end to the next neurons in the sys...
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Back in 1875, Charles Darwin wrote that the Venus flytrap “is one of the most wonderfulplants in the world.”And, I’d have to agree!Plants have no nerves or muscles, yet this plant shuts its traps with incredible speed.Darwin was mystified by the Venus flytrap – he didn’t understand how it moves.But now we know that it’s weirdly similar to how your brain cells communicate with eachother.An action potential is how a brain cell, or neuron, gets information from one end to theother.If a strong chemical signal is received at one end, it causes the neuron to open up poresthat change the charge of the neuron.This change in charge flows down the length until it reaches the end, causing it to releasechemical information from the other end to the next neurons in the sys...
