Human brain cells in a dish learn to play Pong (opens in new tab)

(scienceinpublic.com.au)

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In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world — https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6

BMc20203y ago

“We’re trying to create a dose response curve with ethanol – basically get them ‘drunk’ and see if they play the game more poorly, just as when people drink,” says Kagan.

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tesselaOP3y ago

In vitro neurons learn and exhibit sentience when embodied in a simulated game-world — https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(22)00806-6

BMc20203y ago

“We’re trying to create a dose response curve with ethanol – basically get them ‘drunk’ and see if they play the game more poorly, just as when people drink,” says Kagan.

Actual sentence from the article.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse