StaceyPowers Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 https://www.newsweek.com/researchers-teach-mass-brain-cells-mimic-classic-arcade-game-pong-1664511 This article talks about a study where researchers taught a Pong-like game to cells: “Using this DishBrain system, we have demonstrated that a single layer of in vitro cortical neurons can self-organize and display intelligent and sentient behavior when embodied in a simulated game-world.” Reality vs Adventure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 It looks like the gamifying with the brain. I wonder if things taken to this much extent it could lead to the not so stable head. But that's just my speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 I don’t trust science articles anymore, whenever there’s a cool discovery, it’s always spun into some bullshit. With that said, I’m confused as to how ‘brain cells’ (notably referred to as such rather than just mini brains) are able to ‘believe they are the paddle’ etc. Plus next they will say another story that they came around on finding.... COME ON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane99 Posted February 4, 2022 Share Posted February 4, 2022 Pretty cool if it actually works. Makes you wonder if it could help strengthen brain cells. I doubt it, but it'd be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 8:27 PM, Empire said: I don’t trust science articles anymore, whenever there’s a cool discovery, it’s always spun into some bullshit. With that said, I’m confused as to how ‘brain cells’ (notably referred to as such rather than just mini brains) are able to ‘believe they are the paddle’ etc. Plus next they will say another story that they came around on finding.... COME ON Haha. if the virtual reality can be used in therapy then cells being taught wont be big thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 It's interesting if brain cells gather together to function as a sentient being. Cells depend on the sodium/potassium pump or the 'electricity' of cells. That electricity is consciousness. That electricity is spirits, angels, god, devil, and everything humans try to make up for in lack of comprehension. And when cells gather together like that to function as sentient, is pretty much the forming of ganglion, which is the basic brain of insects and basic life. So if you can form a ganglion and add DNA functions to it in order to replicate its functionality as a system by itself, then we are the gods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I saw this a month ago and I laughed for a solid ten minutes - what is the point of this discovery? Is it to show that a couple of brain cells can perform complex functions independently? Secondly, most scientific discoveries in recent years have been marred by all kinds of controversy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin11 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 Come on, I am simply into video games already, I don't care what the scientists might be saying about the brain cells needing more of the games to cope fine, I am fine already without their recommendation playing video games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 On 2/4/2022 at 6:13 PM, Kane99 said: Pretty cool if it actually works. Makes you wonder if it could help strengthen brain cells. I doubt it, but it'd be cool. If they started testing out something like this, they really have another big agenda that we aren't yet aware of. I hope it's a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 9:13 PM, StaceyPowers said: https://www.newsweek.com/researchers-teach-mass-brain-cells-mimic-classic-arcade-game-pong-1664511 This article talks about a study where researchers taught a Pong-like game to cells: “Using this DishBrain system, we have demonstrated that a single layer of in vitro cortical neurons can self-organize and display intelligent and sentient behavior when embodied in a simulated game-world.” Just like when Elon Musk did with Monkey for one experiment that I didn't know how it eventually followed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 There is nothing these companies and scientists wouldn't be open to doing all in the name of their experiments and finding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblee Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 On 2/8/2022 at 10:04 PM, killamch89 said: I saw this a month ago and I laughed for a solid ten minutes - what is the point of this discovery? Is it to show that a couple of brain cells can perform complex functions independently? Secondly, most scientific discoveries in recent years have been marred by all kinds of controversy. They simply don't know what they really want to do but just wasting resources on what's not relevant as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 9:13 PM, StaceyPowers said: https://www.newsweek.com/researchers-teach-mass-brain-cells-mimic-classic-arcade-game-pong-1664511 This article talks about a study where researchers taught a Pong-like game to cells: “Using this DishBrain system, we have demonstrated that a single layer of in vitro cortical neurons can self-organize and display intelligent and sentient behavior when embodied in a simulated game-world.” This is even a child's place to what these guys can do now with their invention and technology advancement. I read in article a while back where robots now reproduce.. Like seriously!!!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality vs Adventure Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Heatman said: This is even a child's place to what these guys can do now with their invention and technology advancement. I read in article a while back where robots now reproduce.. Like seriously!!!? It wouldn't be a robot anymore if it reproduced. It'd be a cyborg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head_Hunter Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 xD, fear scientists, their is nothing they can't do when it comes to discovering and making them work. I wouldn't be moved to see robot or cyborg reproduce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
