Mini Neanderthal Brains Will Be Connected To Robots

June 28th, 2018

Via: Live Science:

Neanderthals went extinct about 40,000 years ago, but thanks to cutting-edge science, there is now a lab in California that has petri dishes filled with pea-size versions of the cavemen’s brains.

Why are researchers cultivating and studying these mini brains? The reason, they say, is that these small neural lumps may reveal why Neanderthals died out and Homo sapiens went on to conquer much of the planet.

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Muotri’s team is now tackling another sci-fi-like challenge. They have devised a way for robots to measure electrical brain signals sent by human mini brains. By connecting the robots with the mini brains, they hope to create a “learning feedback loop” that will help the brain direct the robot to explore its surroundings.

“Ultimately, we want to compare the Neanderthalized organoid [with the robot] to test its ability to learn,” Muotri said.

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One Response to “Mini Neanderthal Brains Will Be Connected To Robots”

  1. Dennis says:
    June 28, 2018 at 5:45 pm

    Interesting. Some will interpret this as ‘Mini Nephilim Brains Will Be Connected to Robots’.

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