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Brain Cells In A Dish Play Pong And Other Brain Adventures

Category: Science & Medicine
Duration: 00:13:52
Publish Date: 2022-10-21 04:10:30
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.
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