SKM 2023 – wissenschaftliches Programm

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BP: Fachverband Biologische Physik

BP 11: Poster Session I

BP 11.52: Poster

Dienstag, 28. März 2023, 12:30–15:30, P1

Investigation on the learning ability of the single-celled slime mould P. polycephalum — •Adrian Büchl, Lisa Schick, and Karen Alim — School of Natural Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Germany

The slime mould Physarum polycephalum is well known for its ability to store information and perform complex problem-solving despite being just a single, gigantic, network-shaped cell. Yet, can we consider such complex behaviour learning? Using bright-field microscopy observations we investigate how P. polycephalum networks react to repetitive negative blue light stimuli. We vary stimuli duration and the concentration of the growth medium in the substrate to probe how training time and migration speed impact P. polycephalum’s ability to follow trained behaviour.