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Brain Cells In A Dish Play Pong And Other Brain Adventures
Episode 766
Published 3 years, 6 months ago
Description
The world of brain research had two incredible developments last week. Researchers have taught a dish of brain cells to play the video game Pong to help develop more intelligent AI. Separately, scientists transplanted human brain organoids into a living animal with the hope of using them as models of human disease. Jon Hamilton talks with host Aaron Scott about this research and its implications.