Neurons!



Neurons look like mycelium and electricity and they also have similar functions.

Neural connections in our brain create similar electrical signals that are used to pass on information like the fungi do when its using electrical currents to grow.



"Nerve cells generate electrical signals that transmit information. Although neurons are not intrinsically good conductors of electricity, they have evolved elaborate mechanisms for generating electrical signals based on the flow of ions across their plasma membranes. Ordinarily, neurons generate a negative potential, called the resting membrane potential, that can be measured by recording the voltage between the inside and outside of nerve cells. The action potential abolishes the negative resting potential and makes the transmembrane potential transiently positive. Action potentials are propagated along the length of axons and are the fundamental signal that carries information from one place to another in the nervous system. Generation of both the resting potential and the action potential can be understood in terms of the nerve cell's selective permeability to different ions, and of the normal distribution of these ions across the cell membrane."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK11053/



Lions Mane mushroom is a great tasting edible mushroom that research is showing great potential for brain health.

"Neurotrophic factors are important in promoting the growth and differentiation of neurons. Nerve growth factor (NGF) is essential for the maintenance of the basal forebrain cholinergic system. Hericenones and erinacines isolated from the medicinal mushroom Hericium erinaceus (Lions Mane) can induce NGF synthesis in nerve cells."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24266378

“The subjects of the Yamabushitake group took four 250 mg tablets containing 96 percent of Yamabushitake dry powder three times a day for 16 weeks. After termination of the intake, the subjects were observed for the next four weeks. At weeks eight, 12 and 16 of the trial, the Yamabushitake group showed significantly increased scores on the cognitive function scale compared with the placebo group. The Yamabushitake group’s scores increased with the duration of intake, but at week four after the termination of the 16 weeks intake, the scores decreased significantly.” (Mori, 2009)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18844328

This is a photo of Lion's Mane mushroom....