Check out this time-lapse of a slime mold pulsating, captured by Fascinated By Fungi This is a. Slime molds are not actually a fungi, the common name slime mold is used for several kinds of eukaryotic organisms. The name refers to a particular stage in the life cycle of some of these organisms, where they resemble a gelatinous slime. Slime molds have neither a brain nor a central nervous system, nor any neurons. Nevertheless, some scientists argue they exhibit intelligence since they can "learn"

Meet the charismatic slime mold Physarum, which can learn, make decisions, and go through mazes without a brain, and the researchers studying it. Tune in or stream "Secret Mind of Slime" tonight at 9/8c on PBS: https://to.pbs.org/3ij127j | NOVA l PBS