Plant Bioelectric Early Warning Systems: A Five-Year Investigation into Human-Plant Electromagnetic Communication
Journal:
arXiv
Published Date:
Jun 4, 2025
Abstract
We present a comprehensive investigation into plant bioelectric responses to
human presence and emotional states, building on five years of systematic
research. Using custom-built plant sensors and machine learning classification,
we demonstrate that plants generate distinct bioelectric signals correlating
with human proximity, emotional states, and physiological conditions. A deep
learning model based on ResNet50 architecture achieved 97% accuracy in
classifying human emotional states through plant voltage spectrograms, while
control models with shuffled labels achieved only 30% accuracy. This study
synthesizes findings from multiple experiments spanning 2020-2025, including
individual recognition (66% accuracy), eurythmic gesture detection, stress
prediction, and responses to human voice and movement. We propose that these
phenomena represent evolved anti-herbivory early warning systems, where plants
detect approaching animals through bioelectric field changes before physical
contact. Our results challenge conventional understanding of plant sensory
capabilities and suggest practical applications in agriculture, healthcare, and
human-plant interaction research.