Shay Kelley

We travel, we Love, we give, we LIVE. Thanks to Grace & people like you. Come with me & #SpreadTheLove

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Groundbreaking botanical research is challenging the long-held belief in human exceptionalism, suggesting that plants possess forms of spatial awareness, intentionality, and consciousness.

For centuries, humans have regarded plants as passive organisms, but pioneering studies are rewriting this view. According to plant neurobiologist Dr. Stefano Mancuso, plants display sophisticated behaviors that parallel those of conscious animals. In laboratory experiments, plants react to anesthesia in ways strikingly similar to humans and animals — for instance, the Venus flytrap becomes completely unresponsive when anesthetized.

Time-lapse studies further reveal remarkable intelligence in common bean plants, which demonstrate clear spatial awareness by precisely aiming shoots toward supports and even adjusting their growth strategy when they detect another plant has already claimed a support.

These findings indicate that consciousness may not be limited to organisms with brains, but could be a more flexible property emerging in diverse life forms. As trees migrate northward in response to climate change, mirroring animal migration, researchers argue that our understanding of “mind” must expand beyond traditional boundaries.

With over three trillion trees on Earth, acknowledging plant consciousness could transform our ethical frameworks, agricultural practices, and relationship with nature, shifting from viewing plants as mere resources to recognizing them as active, aware participants in our shared ecosystem.

[Yokawa, K., Kagenishi, T., Pavlovič, A., Gall, S., Weiland, M., Mancuso, S., & Baluška, F. (2018). Anaesthetics stop diverse plant organ movements, affect endocytic vesicle recycling and ROS homeostasis, and block action potentials in Venus flytraps. Annals of Botany, 122(5), 747–756. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcx155]

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Well hello! What's new in the twitterverse?
I survived breast cancer during a pandemic. So that's my news.
How bout y'all?

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I haven't tweeted in forever. But figured #GivingTuesday is a good time. https://t.co/AzHiTt6nsB

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Well hello hello...

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First time on twitter in a year & a half. How y'all doin out there? I still love u :)

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My babies :) after 8 weeks, they're finally ready to join the other geese in the barnyard. https://t.co/SJeXx9XIDc

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@BobBallard I just can't believe what they did on this land...

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Giving someone your leftovers is NOT THE SAME as inviting them to your table. #One Table #GLYD #SpreadtheLOVE

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"You should stop picking up homeless people shay.... Just stop." #nothanku #ignorance #cantstopme