Testing effects of 'noise' on the decision-making abilities of slime mold

Foraging abilities of the amoeboid slime mold Physarum polycephalum may be improved by 'noise' in the form of intermittent light exposure, according to a study published March 29, 2017, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Bernd Meyer from Monash University, Australia, and colleagues. Read more