Exactly! And to think, we are only starting to explore the complex networks of relationships between organs, body parts, behaviors, and consciousness?! I have been talking to a researcher that wants to conduct experiments on plant consciousness, but to do that, I keep asking him to define human consciousness. A quick search on any of the leading publications sites on  "human consciousness" will lead to hundreds of papers, many of which conflict one with the other.  So imagine what will happen when we try to give a definition to plant consciousness? This is why at the LINV, the focus is to start with decision making and awareness. The more they show that plants can make decisions by analyzing a series of factors and consciously choosing one, then you have "awareness" which gets you closer to what is commonly thought of as "consciousness", don't you think?

I am glad to see that science is starting to look beyond the brain to understand human behavior. Personally, I think this is going to open the way for a whole new understanding of what makes people tick and the role of humanity in a much greater ecosystem... or at least I hope so!