Brain cells developed in the lab played Pong
2Brain cells developed in the lab played Pong
In the lab, scientists developed brain cells that learned to play the tennis-like computer game Pong from the 1970s. The researchers explained that these brain cells can sense and react to their environment. Researchers announce that they have created the first "sense" brain grown in a laboratory dish.
Scientists have taught brain cells how to play the video game Pong.
Cells developed in the lab learned as they played the game. Australian researchers said the fact that 800,000 cells mastered a version of the famous 1970s video game is proof they can show sensitivity.
The study was published in the scientific journal Neuron. Pong is a game released in 1972 where two players use two sticks to hit a ball. The simplicity and simplicity of the game led researchers to choose it for the first tests of brain cells.
BRAIN CELLS TAKEN FROM PEOPLE AND MICE
The team from Cortical Labs and universities including Monash University, University of Melbourne and University College London used human cells derived from stem cells and mouse cells in their research.
The researchers then put them in a "DishBrain," a multi-electrode vessel that can detect cell activity and stimulate cells, and then give the cells feedback on whether or not they hit the ball.
On the other hand, according to the scientists, groups of cells played 486 games in which the researchers tested their responses to different stimuli or lack thereof. For example, in some games, feedback was given either by giving information to the cells or by removing the information.
On the other hand, the researchers said they hope to use DishBrain to learn more about conditions such as epilepsy and dementia. The study's lead author, Dr. By manipulating neurons and showing that they change behavior based on feedback, Brett Kagan said the team has created "something new that resembles intelligence."
“This is a new way of thinking about what a neuron is,” Kagan said. DishBrain is a brain model that will allow them to experiment with different inputs. "We created the first brain that can feel in a lab vessel," he said.