Turns out, neurons can play Pong. Researchers say the experimental setup is a new way to study how the brain works and to potentially better understand epilepsy and other diseases.
Neurons can play Pong, a team of scientists reported on Wednesday.The researchers say the experimental setup is a new way to study how the brain works and to potentially better understand epilepsy and other diseases.Researchers at the Melbourne-based startup Cortical Labs grew mouse and human neurons on a "DishBrain"— an array of electrodes that can read the electrical activity of the neurons to move the paddle.
It can also deliver an electrical pulse to the cells that provides feedback — in under 5 milliseconds — that the neuron was hitting the ball.Human neurons could rally longer than mouse neurons."can adjust firing activity in a way that suggests the ability to learn to perform goal-oriented tasks," the team
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