Memristors in the electrical network of Aloe vera L

Plant Signaling & Behavior
Alexander G VolkovLeon Chua

Abstract

A memristor is a resistor with memory, which is a non-linear passive two-terminal electrical element relating magnetic flux linkage and electrical charge. Here we found that memristors exist in vivo. The electrostimulation of the Aloe vera by bipolar sinusoidal or triangle periodic waves induce electrical responses with fingerprints of memristors. Uncouplers carbonylcyanide-3-chlorophenylhydrazone and carbonylcyanide-4-trifluoromethoxy-phenyl hydrazone decrease the amplitude of electrical responses at low and high frequencies of bipolar periodic sinusoidal or triangle electrostimulating waves. Memristive behavior of an electrical network in the Aloe vera is linked to the properties of voltage gated ion channels: the K(+) channel blocker TEACl reduces the electric response to a conventional resistor. Our results demonstrate that a voltage gated K(+) channel in the excitable tissue of plants has properties of a memristor. The discovery of memristors in plants creates a new direction in the modeling and understanding of electrical phenomena in plants.

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Aug 4, 2015·Plant Signaling & Behavior·Alexander G VolkovMaya I Volkova
Mar 2, 2016·Plant Signaling & Behavior·Alexander G VolkovVladislav S Markin
Dec 9, 2014·Plant Signaling & Behavior·Vladislav S MarkinLeon Chua
Dec 9, 2014·Plant Signaling & Behavior·Alexander G VolkovLeon Chua
Nov 20, 2019·Cognitive Neurodynamics·Ying XuYa Jia
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