This undated image courtesy of Cortical Labs shows a Scanning Electron Microscope image of a neural culture that has been growing for more than six months on a high-density multi-electrode array. A few neural cells grow around the periphery and have developed complicated networks which cover the electrodes in the centre. Brain cells living in a dish can learn to play the classic video game 'Pong'. — AFP
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 behaviour."
Brett Kagan, who led a study published in the journal Neuron Wednesday, told AFP his findings open the door to a new type of research into biological information processors, complementing normal digital computers.
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