BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.2.1//EN TZID:Asia/Jerusalem X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Jerusalem BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1248@biology.technion.ac.il DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Jerusalem:20241118T130000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Jerusalem:20241118T140000 DTSTAMP:20241111T083846Z URL:https://biology.technion.ac.il/en/seminars/faculty-seminar-prof-yasmin e-meroz-plant-tropisms-as-a-window-on-plant-computational-processes/ SUMMARY:Faculty Seminar -Prof. Yasmine Meroz- "Plant Tropisms as a Window o n Plant Computational Processes" [No Categories] DESCRIPTION:Location: Faculty Of Biology Auditorium/ZOOM:https://technion.z oom.us/j/91374645319 Prof. Yasmine Meroz \n Affiliation: \n Host:Dr. Sha iner Inbal\n Dear all\,\n\n \;\n\nOur next seminar will be given by Pr of. Yasmine Meroz from the School of Plant Science and Food Security and t he Center for Physics and Chemistry of Living Systems at Tel Aviv Universi ty.\n\n \;\n\nPlace and time: Biology auditorium\, Monday 18/11 at 13: 00.\n\n \;\n\nTitle: Plant Tropisms as a Window on Plant Computational Processes\n\n \;\n\nAbstract: \n\nPlants generally move by growing t owards or away from directional environmental signals such as light or gra vity – processes called tropisms. While they are not motile\, they survi ve in a harsh and fluctuating environment\, optimizing their search for fl uctuating nutrients\, and predicting danger. They achieve this through com plex response processes\, such as decision-making\, based on memory\, or t he capability to accumulate and compare past stimuli. For example\, a plan t shoot accumulates sensory information from various fluctuating light sou rces\, decides which direction yields consistently most light for photosyn thesis\, and grows in that direction. Here we propose a reverse-engineerin g approach to investigating the underlying rules for the accumulation and integration of sensory inputs. Our theoretical model\, based on response t heory\, predicts that plants respond to the sum of stimuli at short timesc ales\, and to the difference in stimuli at longer timescales. We confirm t his experimentally and suggest that this process may be essential for navi gational problem-solving capabilities of plants.\n\n \;\n\nMeroz lab w ebsite: https://www.merozlab.com/\n\nFor inquiries regarding the course\, please contact Prof. Dedi Meiri <\;dmeiri@technion.ac.il>\;\n\n \ ;\n\n \; LOCATION:Faculty Of Biology Auditorium/ZOOM:https://technion.zoom.us/j/9137 4645319 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Jerusalem X-LIC-LOCATION:Asia/Jerusalem BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR