Comment on 'Lack of evidence for associative learning in pea plants'

In 2016 we reported evidence for associative learning in plants (Gagliano et al., 2016). In view of the far-reaching implications of this finding we welcome the attempt made by Markel to replicate our study (Markel, 2020). However, as we discuss here, the protocol employed by Markel was unsuitable f...

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Main Authors:	Monica Gagliano, Vladyslav V Vyazovskiy, Alexander A Borbély, Martial Depczynski, Ben Radford
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-09-01
Series:	eLife
Subjects:	associative learning memory plant growth pisum sativum replication phototropism
Online Access:	https://elifesciences.org/articles/61141

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spelling	doaj-3f73b0d6e5c34afc8f6830c1073bd9a92021-05-05T21:30:07ZengeLife Sciences Publications LtdeLife2050-084X2020-09-01910.7554/eLife.61141Comment on 'Lack of evidence for associative learning in pea plants'Monica Gagliano0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2414-6990Vladyslav V Vyazovskiy1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4336-6681Alexander A Borbély2Martial Depczynski3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8723-0076Ben Radford4The Biological Intelligence (BI) Lab, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia; School of Science and Engineering and School of Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, AustraliaDepartment of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomInstitute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandAustralian Institute of Marine Science, The Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaAustralian Institute of Marine Science, The Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, AustraliaIn 2016 we reported evidence for associative learning in plants (Gagliano et al., 2016). In view of the far-reaching implications of this finding we welcome the attempt made by Markel to replicate our study (Markel, 2020). However, as we discuss here, the protocol employed by Markel was unsuitable for testing for associative learning.https://elifesciences.org/articles/61141associative learningmemoryplant growthpisum sativumreplicationphototropism
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description	In 2016 we reported evidence for associative learning in plants (Gagliano et al., 2016). In view of the far-reaching implications of this finding we welcome the attempt made by Markel to replicate our study (Markel, 2020). However, as we discuss here, the protocol employed by Markel was unsuitable for testing for associative learning.
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Comment on 'Lack of evidence for associative learning in pea plants'

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