Animal Sentience,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(33)
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
A
growing
number
of
non-human
animal
species
are
being
seriously
considered
as
candidates
for
sentience,
but
plants
either
forgotten
or
explicitly
excluded
from
these
debates.
In
our
view,
this
is
based
on
the
belief
that
plant
behavior
hardwired
and
inflexible
an
underestimation
role
electrophysiology.
We
weigh
such
assumptions
against
evidence
to
suggest
it
time
take
hypothesis
plants,
too,
might
be
sentient.
hope
target
article
will
serve
invitation
investigate
sentience
in
with
same
rigor
animals.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
139(4), P. 503 - 513
Published: Jan. 25, 2022
Abstract
In
this
paper,
we
follow
the
evolutionary
origins
of
cells
as
unicellular
organisms
and
their
evolution
towards
multicellularity,
with
a
focus
on
plants
animals,
both
which
have
two
basic
types
organismal
self-identities:
immunological
neuronal.
Most
animal
immune
system
its
mesenchymal
tissues
are
amoeba-like
without
flagella
or
cilia
form
only
loose
cell–cell
contacts.
On
other
hand,
neuronal
epithelial
typically
ciliated
assemble
synapses.
contrast,
walled
higher
lack
cilia.
However,
lower
up
to
gymnosperm
tree
Ginkgo
biloba
flagellated
sperm
cells.
our
symbiotic
concept
eukaryogenesis,
first
ancient
eukaryotic
emerged
from
merger
large
host
cell
small
guest
later
transformed
into
nucleus.
This
duality
at
origin
matches
sexual
gametes.
It
also
corresponds
system/neural
dualities
self-identities
in
animals
plants.
Biological Theory,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
Abstract
Cells
are
central
for
life,
starting
some
3.7
billion
years
ago
with
the
assembly
of
first
primordial
cells
in
primeval
and
prebiotic
oceans
young
Earth’s
environment.
Details
this
abiogenesis
still
missing
but
since
competent,
self-reproductive
cell
emerged,
life
has
been
based
on
continuous
divisions.
Accordingly,
all
present
can
be
traced
directly
to
very
cells.
Our
senomic
concept
sentience
bioelectromagnetic
fields
postulated
that
sentient
coterminous.
Archaea
bacteria
most
ancient
cellular
organisms
they
exhibit
a
unicellular
lifestyle.
Some
two
after
emergence
Earth,
eukaryotic
were
symbiotically
assembled
from
archaeal
bacterial
Eukaryotic
later
coalesced
form
true
multicellular
partnership
archaea,
forming
holobionts,
including
fungi,
plants,
animals.
All
living
presently
integrated
into
biosphere,
which
permeates
three
major
ecological
habitats:
geosphere,
hydrosphere,
atmosphere.
Coexistence
such
vast
assemblies
collaborating
necessitates
highly
elevated
level
integration,
originates
at
spheres
individual
prokaryotic
across
whole
biosphere
corresponding
hypothetical
Gaia
concept.
Oxford University Press eBooks,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 5, 2023
Abstract
This
volume
is
the
natural
follow-up
to
Arthur
Reber’s
2019
book,
The
First
Minds:
Caterpillars,
‘Karyotes,
and
Consciousness
(TFM).
In
that
earlier
work,
Cellular
Basis
of
(CBC)
theory
was
developed
based
on
a
number
efforts
published
in
variety
journals
between
1997
as
well
talks,
colloquia,
presentations
at
conferences.
core
proposition
TFM
life
mind
are
co-terminous.
All
organisms,
all
species
extant
extinct,
sentient.
have
an
existentially
secure
consciousness—without
which
they
would
been
evolutionary
dead-ends,
unable
survive
chaotic,
dangerous
environment
first
appeared.
And,
importantly,
forms
sentience,
cognitive
functioning
right
up
including
those
expressed
by
humans,
evolved
from
original
expression
consciousness
birth
prokaryotes.
unicellular
widely
accepted,
foundational
principle
biological
social
sciences.
CBC
simply
applies
same
sentience.
Life,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(2), P. 234 - 234
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
We
hypothesize
that
predictable
variations
in
environmental
conditions
caused
by
night/day
cycles
created
opportunities
and
hazards
initiated
information
dynamics
central
to
life’s
origin.
Increased
daytime
temperatures
accelerated
key
chemical
reactions
but
also
the
separation
of
double-stranded
polynucleotides,
leading
hydrolysis,
particularly
single-stranded
RNA.
Daytime
solar
UV
radiation
promoted
synthesis
organic
molecules
broad
damage
protocell
macromolecules.
inter-related
simultaneous
adaptations
these
produced
molecular
necessary
store
use
information.
Self-replicating
RNA
heritably
reduced
hydrolysis
single
strands
after
during
warmer
periods
promoting
sequences
formed
hairpin
loops,
generating
precursors
transfer
(tRNA),
initiating
tRNA-directed
evolutionary
dynamics.
Protocell
survival
self-replicating
within
protocells
RNA–peptide
hybrids
capable
scavenging
UV-induced
free
radicals
or
catalyzing
melanin
from
tyrosine.
The
are
ribosomes
triplet
codes
for
RNA-directed
protein
synthesis.
protective
effects
production
persist
as
melanosomes
found
throughout
tree
life.
Similarly,
mitigating
led
replacement
Na+
K+
dominant
mobile
cytoplasmic
cation
promote
diel
vertical
migration
selected
homochirality.
conclude
emerged
early
life
through
predictably
fluctuating
cycles,
its
legacy
remains
observable
extant
Akademik Hassasiyetler,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
12(27), P. 784 - 816
Published: April 30, 2025
Mystical
Experiences
and
Psychedelic
are
experiences
that
lead
to
extraordinary
states
of
consciousness.
Therefore,
they
can
contribute
significantly
solving
the
problem
source
consciousness,
which
is
an
important
issue
in
philosophy
mind.
Because,
logically,
when
a
considerable
number
specific
cases
exist
within
subject
under
consideration,
it
focus
investigation
on
these
for
solution.
The
attempt
unravel
consciousness
associated
with
pursuit
answering
profound
ontological
questions:
How
why
does
everything
exist?
Could
nothing
What
existence?
Of
course,
asks
such
questions
seeks
answers.
This
sutudy
based
laws
emergence
from
esence,
presence
inexhaustible
potential
absence
absolute
nothingness
(explained
article
text).
The Journal of Physiology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
602(11), P. 2491 - 2501
Published: Oct. 17, 2023
Cells
evolved
some
4
billion
years
ago,
and
since
then
the
integrity
of
structural
functional
continuity
cellular
life
has
been
maintained
via
highly
conserved
ancient
processes
cell
reproduction
division.
The
plasma
membrane
as
well
all
cytoplasmic
structures
are
reproduced
inherited
uninterruptedly
by
each
two
daughter
cells
resulting
from
every
Although
our
understanding
evolutionary
emergence
very
first
is
obscured
extremely
long
timeline
that
revolutionary
event,
generally
accepted
position
de
novo
formation
not
possible;
present
products
other
prior
cells.
This
essential
biological
principle
was
discovered
Robert
Remak
effectively
coined
Omnis
Cellula
e
(every
cell)
Rudolf
Virchow:
currently
living
have
direct
connections
to
Based
on
previous
theoretical
analysis,
endowed
with
individual
sentient
cognition
guides
their
agency,
behaviour
evolution.
There
a
vital
consequence
this
new
cognitive
view
cells:
when
assemble
tissue
ecologies
organs
within
multicellular
organisms,
including
plants,
animals
humans,
these
aggregates
display
derivative
versions
aggregate
tissue-
organ-specific
sentience
consciousness.
innovative
evolution
physiology
organisms
supports
singular
principle:
organismal
based
extends
unicellular
roots.
