Like other cells, fungal hyphae show exquisite sensitivity to their environment. This reactiveness is demonstrated at many levels, from changes in the form of the hypha resulting from alterations in patterns of exocytosis, to membrane excitation, and mechanisms of wound repair. Growing hyphae detect ridges on surfaces and respond to restrictions in their physical space. These are expressions of cellular consciousness. Fungal mycelia show decision-making and alter their developmental patterns in response to interactions with other organisms. Mycelia may even be capable of spatial recognition and learning coupled with a facility for short-term memory. Now is a fruitful time to recognize the study of fungal ethology as a distinctive discipline within mycology.

与其他细胞一样，真菌菌丝对环境表现出极高的敏感性。这种反应性在许多层面得到证明，从胞吐作用模式的改变引起的菌丝形式的变化，到膜激发和伤口修复机制。生长的菌丝检测表面的脊并对其物理空间的限制做出反应。这些是细胞意识的表达。真菌菌丝体表现出决策并改变其发育模式以响应与其他生物的相互作用。菌丝体甚至可能具有空间识别和学习能力，并具有短期记忆能力。现在是认识到真菌行为学研究作为真菌学中一门独特学科的富有成效的时刻。