Current:Home > InvestBrain Cells In A Dish Play Pong And Other Brain Adventures -Nova Finance Academy
Brain Cells In A Dish Play Pong And Other Brain Adventures
View
Date:2025-04-15 22:29:51
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.
This story was edited by Gisele Grayson, produced by Margaret Cirino and fact-checked by Brit Hanson. The audio engineer was Joby Tanseco.
veryGood! (9126)
Related
- Stamford Road collision sends motorcyclist flying; driver arrested
- Beryl livestreams: Watch webcams as storm approaches Texas coast
- LaVar Arrington II, son of Penn State football legend, commits to Nittany Lions
- Shark bites right foot of man playing football in knee deep water at Florida beach
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump’s lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case
- Halle Bailey, DDG reveal face of baby Halo for first time: See the photos
- Biden cancels speech at teachers union convention in Philadelphia after union staff goes on strike
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Storms kill man in Kansas after campers toppled at state park; flood watches continue
Ranking
- 'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
- 8 wounded at mass shooting in Chicago after Fourth of July celebration
- 4th of July fireworks show: Hayden Springer shoots 59 to grab the lead at John Deere Classic
- Best compact SUVs and crossovers for 2024: Everyday all-rounders
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- After hitting Yucatan Peninsula, Beryl churns in Gulf of Mexico as Texas braces for potential hit
- Hurricane Beryl live updates: Storm makes landfall again in Mexico. Is Texas next?
- Taylor Swift declares 2024 the 'summer of Sabrina' after Sabrina Carpenter's breakout year
Recommendation
John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
Jessica Pegula, Wimbledon No. 5 seed, stunned by Xinyu Wang in second round
Dehydrated coyote pup dies after it was rescued by California firefighters
Attacked on All Sides: Wading Birds Nest in New York’s Harbor Islands
Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
Ranger wounded, suspect dead in rare shooting at Yellowstone National Park, NPS says
WWE Money in the Bank 2024: Time, how to watch, match card and more
Attack kills 2 and injures 3 others in California beach city, police say