Thus spoke Schizophyllum:

New study outlines basic elements of mushroom language, including possible vocabulary lists of 15-50 "words", as measured through electrical activity transmitted in mycelium (fungal root system) networks. Via @andrew

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211926

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Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking activity | Royal Society Open Science

Fungi exhibit oscillations of extracellular electrical potential recorded via differential electrodes inserted into a substrate colonized by mycelium or directly into sporocarps. We analysed electrical activity of ghost fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis), ...

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Thanks @TootTropiques for grabbing a good quote. Such a cool study.
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