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Experimentos eléctricos con plantas que cuentan y se comunican

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Greg Gage |

TED2017

• April 2017

El neurocientífico Greg Gage toma equipos sofisticados para estudiar el cerebro en los laboratorios de posgrado, y los lleva a las aulas de secundaria (y, a veces, al escenario de TED). Prepárate para sorprenderte mientras conecta una Mimosa pudica (una planta cuyas hojas se cierran al tocarlas) y una Venus atrapamoscas a un electrocardiógrafo, para mostrarnos cómo las plantas usan señales eléctricas para transmitir información, provocar movimiento e incluso contar.

El neurocientífico Greg Gage toma equipos sofisticados para estudiar el cerebro en los laboratorios de posgrado, y los lleva a las aulas de secundaria (y, a veces, al escenario de TED). Prepárate para sorprenderte mientras conecta una Mimosa pudica (una planta cuyas hojas se cierran al tocarlas) y una Venus atrapamoscas a un electrocardiógrafo, para mostrarnos cómo las plantas usan señales eléctricas para transmitir información, provocar movimiento e incluso contar.

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TED Fellow Greg Gage helps kids investigate the neuroscience in their own backyards.

Daniel Chamovitz | Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012 | Book

What a Plant Knows

Daniel Chamovitz’s book is a sensory exploration of plants which presents the history and modern state of plant sciences in an engaging and accessible form. Do plants see? Smell? Hear? Remember? Are plants aware? Chamovitz balances his provocative speculations with historical scientific accounts and contemporary scientific research, which together serve to amaze readers by revealing the true nature of plants. This text inspired our own interest in plant physiology and behavior, and we recommend it to anyone who seeks to learn more about plant behavior.

Backyard Brains | Explore

Backyard Brains Plant SpikerBox

Don’t believe it? Interested in doing these experiments for yourself? The Plant SpikerBox is the tool which Greg Gage uses in the talk to record, visualize, and communicate between plants. It’s a powerful, but affordable, alternative to high-cost electrophysiology equipment. The device was developed to create opportunities for students, teachers, and passionate amateurs to perform real electrophysiology experiments at home or in the classroom. By enabling aspiring scientists to perform real, hands-on experiments, Greg and his team at Backyard Brains hope to inspire a new generation of STEM professionals.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Learn more about how to bring neuroscience to life through the use of live experiments and demonstrations at home and in the classroom.