# Plants may experience 'optical illusions' that affect their direction of growth

- Source: Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- Published: 2026-11-02T23:00:10+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-11-optical-illusions-affect-growth.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/plants-may-experience-optical-illusions-that-affect-their-direction-of-ff6b41/

A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals how plants, despite having neither a brain nor a nervous system, integrate light coming from multiple directions to determine where to grow. The researchers show how this process emerges from local sensing across the stem, without the need for centralized information processing.

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