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GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR-LIKE genes mediate leaf-to-leaf wound signalling

Mousavi, S. A. R., Chauvin, A., Pascaud, F., Kellenberger, S. B., & Farmer, E. E. (2013) · Nature · doi:10.1038/nature12478 · Cited by 765 · see citing works

Plant neurobiology: an integrated view of plant signaling

Brenner, E. D., Stahlberg, R., Mancuso, S., Vivanco, J. M., Baluška, F., & Volkenburgh, E. V. (2006) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2006.06.009 · Cited by 435 · see citing works

γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) signalling in plants

Ramesh, S. A., Tyerman, S. D., Gilliham, M., & Xu, B. (2016) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/s00018-016-2415-7 · Cited by 320 · see citing works

Physiological Roles of Non-Neuronal NMDA Receptors

Hogan-Cann, A. D., & Anderson, C. M. (2016) · Trends in Pharmacological Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tips.2016.05.012 · Cited by 171 · see citing works

The Biology of General Anesthesia from Paramecium to Primate

Kelz, M. B., & Mashour, G. A. (2019) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.09.071 · Cited by 151 · see citing works

Synaptotagmin-1 utilizes membrane bending and SNARE binding to drive fusion pore expansion.

Lynch, K. L., Gerona, R. R. L., Kielar, D., Martens, S., McMahon, H., & Martin, T. (2008) · Molecular Biology of the Cell · doi:10.1091/mbc.e08-03-0235 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Comparing plant and animal glutamate receptors: common traits but different fates?

Wudick, M. M., Michard, E., Nunes, C. O., & Feijó, J. A. (2018) · Journal of Experimental Botany · doi:10.1093/jxb/ery153 · Cited by 99 · see citing works

Information processing in bacteria: memory, computation, and statistical physics: a key issues review

Lan, G., & Tu, Y. (2016) · Reports on Progress in Physics · doi:10.1088/0034-4885/79/5/052601 · Cited by 80 · see citing works

The Glutamate Receptor-Like Protein GLR3.7 Interacts With 14-3-3ω and Participates in Salt Stress Response in Arabidopsis thaliana

Wang, P., Lee, C.-E., Lin, Y.-S., Lee, M.-H., Chen, P.-Y., Chang, H.-C., & Chang, I. (2019) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2019.01169 · Cited by 75 · see citing works

The Functional Significance of Synaptotagmin Diversity in Neuroendocrine Secretion

Moghadam, P. K., & Jackson, M. B. (2013) · Frontiers in Endocrinology · doi:10.3389/fendo.2013.00124 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

Evolutionary insight into the ionotropic glutamate receptor superfamily of photosynthetic organisms

Bortoli, S. D., Teardo, E., Szabó, I., Morosinotto, T., & Alboresi, A. (2016) · Biophysical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.bpc.2016.07.004 · Cited by 62 · see citing works

Consciousness Facilitates Plant Behavior

TREWAVAS, A. J., Baluška, F., Mancuso, S., & Calvo, P. (2020) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.015 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

New roles for the GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR-LIKE 3.3, 3.5 , and 3.6 genes as on/off switches of wound-induced systemic electrical signals

Salvador‐Recatalà, V. (2016) · Plant Signaling & Behavior · doi:10.1080/15592324.2016.1161879 · Cited by 54 · see citing works

Signal transduction: GABA receptor found in plants

Žárský, V. (2015) · Nature Plants · doi:10.1038/nplants.2015.115 · Cited by 51 · see citing works

Antidepressant Effects of Abscisic Acid Mediated by the Downregulation of Corticotrophin-Releasing Hormone Gene Expression in Rats

Qi, C., Zhang, Z., Fang, H., Liu, J., Zhou, N., Ge, J., Chen, F.-H., Xiang, C., & Zhou, J. (2014) · The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1093/ijnp/pyu006 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Physiology and the (Neuro)biology of Plant Behavior: A Farewell to Arms

Calvo, P., & TREWAVAS, A. J. (2020) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.016 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

Attentional Selection: Mexican Hats Everywhere

Treue, S. (2014) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2014.08.019 · Cited by 12 · see citing works

Experiment Rather Than Define

Maher, C. (2019) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.014 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Plant sentience? Between romanticism and denial: Science

Segundo‐Ortin, M., & Calvo, P. (2023) · Animal Sentience · doi:10.51291/2377-7478.1772 · Cited by 119 · see citing works

Consciousness and cognition in plants

Segundo‐Ortin, M., & Calvo, P. (2021) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science · doi:10.1002/wcs.1578 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Debunking a myth: plant consciousness

Mallatt, J. M., Blatt, M. R., Draguhn, A., Robinson, D. G., & Taiz, L. (2020) · PROTOPLASMA · doi:10.1007/s00709-020-01579-w · Cited by 90 · see citing works

Phenomenal Consciousness and Emergence: Eliminating the Explanatory Gap

Feinberg, T. E., & Mallatt, J. (2020) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01041 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Anesthetics and plants: no pain, no brain, and therefore no consciousness

Draguhn, A., Mallatt, J. M., & Robinson, D. G. (2020) · PROTOPLASMA · doi:10.1007/s00709-020-01550-9 · Cited by 53 · see citing works

Broadening the definition of a nervous system to better understand the evolution of plants and animals

Miguel-Tomé, S., & Llinás, R. R. (2021) · Plant Signaling & Behavior · doi:10.1080/15592324.2021.1927562 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Plant “intelligence” changes nothing

Robinson, D. G., Draguhn, A., & Taiz, L. (2020) · EMBO Reports · doi:10.15252/embr.202050395 · Cited by 25 · see citing works

Plant Philosophy and Interpretation: Making Sense of Contemporary Plant Intelligence Debates

Hendlin, Y. H. (2021) · Environmental Values · doi:10.3197/096327121x16141642287755 · Cited by 24 · see citing works

Plants have neither synapses nor a nervous system

Robinson, D. G., & Draguhn, A. (2021) · Journal of Plant Physiology · doi:10.1016/j.jplph.2021.153467 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Integrated information theory does not make plant consciousness more convincing

Mallatt, J. M., Taiz, L., Draguhn, A., Blatt, M. R., & Robinson, D. G. (2021) · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.01.022 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Decision Making in Plants: A Rooted Perspective

Lee, J., Segundo‐Ortin, M., & Calvo, P. (2023) · Plants · doi:10.3390/plants12091799 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Plant sentience: The burden of proof

Mallatt, J. M., Robinson, D. G., Blatt, M. R., Draguhn, A., & Taiz, L. (2023) · Animal Sentience · doi:10.51291/2377-7478.1802 · Cited by 16 · see citing works

An approach to the plant body: Assessing concrete and abstract aspects

Cazalis, R., & Cottam, R. (2021) · Biosystems · doi:10.1016/j.biosystems.2021.104461 · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Towards an interdisciplinary framework about intelligence

Castán, N. P., Tajadura, B. S., & Cofré, R. (2021) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06268 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Plants lack the functional neurotransmitters and signaling pathways required for sentience in animals

Robinson, D. G., Blatt, M. R., Draguhn, A., Taiz, L., & Mallatt, J. M. (2023) · Animal Sentience · doi:10.51291/2377-7478.1782 · Cited by 13 · see citing works

Plants make smart decisions in complex environments

Severino, L. S. (2021) · Plant Signaling & Behavior · doi:10.1080/15592324.2021.1970448 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Understanding Plant Behavior: A Student Perspective

Volkenburgh, E. V., Mirzaei, K., & Ybarra, Y. (2021) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2021.02.012 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

A critical review of plant sentience: moving beyond traditional approaches

Hansen, M. J. (2024) · Biology & Philosophy · doi:10.1007/s10539-024-09953-1 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Plant “intelligence” and the misuse of historical sources as evidence

Kingsland, S., & Taiz, L. (2024) · PROTOPLASMA · doi:10.1007/s00709-024-01988-1 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Understanding plant behavior: a student perspective: response to Van Volkenburgh et al.

Mallatt, J. M., Robinson, D. G., Draguhn, A., Blatt, M. R., & Taiz, L. (2021) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2021.08.014 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Environmental complexity, cognition, and plant stress physiology

Yılmaz, Ö. (2024) · Adaptive Behavior · doi:10.1177/10597123241278799 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Don’t jump the gun quite yet: aiming for the true target in plant neurobiology research

Calvo, P., Raja, V., & Segundo‐Ortin, M. (2024) · PROTOPLASMA · doi:10.1007/s00709-024-01993-4 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Comparative Consciousness Research in Ecological Context: Elephants, Macaques, Plovers, and a Case Against Plant Consciousness

Veit, W. (2025) · Adaptive Behavior · doi:10.1177/10597123251413199 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Plant Cognition—An Empirical Primer: Evidence, Implications, and Ethics

Segundo‐Ortin, M., Ponkshe, A., Lee, J., & Calvo, P. (2026) · Philosophy Compass · doi:10.1111/phc3.70073 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Why not be random to build a woody crown network?

Prado, C. H. B. D. A. (2024) · Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology · doi:10.1007/s40626-024-00340-5

Is cognition at the root of plant behavior?

Shoot, T. T., Nagtegaal, B., Nelson, X. J., Clair, C. C. S., Taylor, A. H., & Cahill, J. F. (2025) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1016/j.tree.2025.11.004

Sentience in the history of early plant physiology: Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle’s contribution

Hiernaux, Q. (2026) · History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/s40656-026-00723-8

Consciousness and cognition in plants

Segundo‐Ortin, M., & Calvo, P. (2021) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Cognitive Science · doi:10.1002/wcs.1578 · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Debunking a myth: plant consciousness

Mallatt, J. M., Blatt, M. R., Draguhn, A., Robinson, D. G., & Taiz, L. (2020) · PROTOPLASMA · doi:10.1007/s00709-020-01579-w · Cited by 90 · see citing works

Physiology and the (Neuro)biology of Plant Behavior: A Farewell to Arms

Calvo, P., & TREWAVAS, A. J. (2020) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.016 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

Consciousness Facilitates Plant Behavior

TREWAVAS, A. J., Baluška, F., Mancuso, S., & Calvo, P. (2020) · Trends in Plant Science · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.015 · Cited by 61 · see citing works

Differentiating Behaviour, Cognition, and Consciousness in Plants: special issue "Plant sentience: Theoretical and empirical issues"

Hiernaux, Q. (2021) · Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles)