Brain cells in dish learn to play video game

Washington – Neuroscientists have shown that lab-grown brain cells can learn to play the classic video game Pong, and could be capable of "intelligent and sentient behavior." Brett Kagan, who led a study published in the journal Neuron on Wednesday, said his findings open the door to a new type of research into biological information processors, complementing normal digital computers. This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software. Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites. If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this support page.