Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'
Researchers at Cortical Labs have successfully trained lab-grown human brain cells on a silicon chip to play the video game 'Doom'. The neurons demonstrate goal-directed learning by adapting to electrical stimuli in real time.
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This research pushes the boundaries of biological computing and our understanding of how neural networks can interface with digital environments.
Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the 1990s shooter game "Doom" and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be capable of doing.
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