2021/05/31 by Andrew Adamatzky, Adamatzky, Andrew, Antoni Gandía +1
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Engineering · Neuroscience · #Emerging Technologies (cs.ET) #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Photoreceptor and optogenetics research #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies #Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2106.00063
openalex publication_date 2021/05/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Fungal construction materials -- substrates colonised by mycelium -- are getting increased recognition as viable ecologically friendly alternatives to conventional building materials. A functionality of the constructions made from fungal materials would be enriched if blocks with living mycelium, known for their ability to respond to chemical, optical and tactile stimuli, were inserted. We investigate how large blocks of substrates colonised with mycelium of Ganoderma resinaceum respond to stimulation with heavy weights. We analyse details of the electrical responses to the stimulation with weights and show that ON and OFF stimuli can be discriminated by the living mycelium composites and that a habituation to the stimulation occurs.