Current:Home > StocksOliver James Montgomery-Brain Cells In A Dish Play Pong And Other Brain Adventures -FutureFinance
Oliver James Montgomery-Brain Cells In A Dish Play Pong And Other Brain Adventures
Charles H. Sloan View
Date:2025-04-07 05:08:35
The Oliver James Montgomeryworld 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! (563)
Related
- Rolling Loud 2024: Lineup, how to stream the world's largest hip hop music festival
- Why Taylor Swift Sends Kelly Clarkson Flowers After Every Re-Recording
- What is Veterans Day? Is it a federal holiday? Here's what you need to know.
- Wildlife refuge pond in Hawaii mysteriously turns bright pink. Drought may be to blame
- Most popular books of the week: See what topped USA TODAY's bestselling books list
- Former Arizona senator reports being molested while running in Iowa
- Chicago White Sox announcer Jason Benetti moving to Detroit for TV play-by-play
- Mother tells killer of Black transgender woman that her daughter’s legacy will live on
- Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
- Conservative Muslims protest Coldplay’s planned concert in Indonesia over the band’s LGBTQ+ support
Ranking
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Bachelor Nation's Rachel Lindsay Details Family Plans and Journey With Husband Bryan Abasolo
- Tuohy family paid Michael Oher $138,000 from proceeds of 'The Blind Side' movie, filing shows
- Spain’s acting prime minister signs deal that secures him the parliamentary support to be reelected
- Megan Fox's ex Brian Austin Green tells Machine Gun Kelly to 'grow up'
- Ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank disrupts Treasury market trades, reports say
- Hear Dua Lipa's flirty, ridiculously catchy new song 'Houdini' from upcoming third album
- West Virginia agrees to pay $4M in lawsuit over jail conditions
Recommendation
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Election workers report receiving suspicious packages, some containing fentanyl, while processing ballots
Police investigate report of doll found decapitated at Ohio home flying Palestinian flag
NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children
Rylee Arnold Shares a Long
Man sentenced to life for fatally shooting 2 Dallas hospital workers after his girlfriend gave birth
Dignitaries attend funeral of ex-Finnish President Ahtisaari, peace broker and Nobel laureate
Brent Ray Brewer, Texas man who said death sentence was based on false expert testimony, is executed