2019-12-03

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The Thought Emporium

Neurons are amazing little microbes capable of learning and making decisions. Modern AI tries to take inspiration from living neurons, but why settle for the synthetic version? By growing human neurons directly connected to a computer it's possible to make a living AI of sorts capable of even complex tasks like flying a plane in a simulation.

Today we explore our first attempt at doing exactly that. We cover building the first prototype multi electrode array, growing the neurons and attempting to take some readings from them. This is the first part of what will hopefully be a many part series, so stay tuned for updates!

More reading/sources:

Rat neuron video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w41gH6x_30

Rat neuron paper - https://philosophy.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/Adaptive%20Flight%20Control%20With%20Living%20Neuronal%20Networks%20on%20Microelectrode%20Trays%20-%20De%20Marse%2C%20Dockendorf.pdf

Multi electrode array fabrication - https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0960-1317/23/9/097001/meta

Previous videos:

Meat berry - /youtube/video/FaVHTd9Ne_s

Magnetron build - /youtube/video/Cyu7etM-0Ko

Follow up videos:

Meatcubator - /youtube/video/Z_ZGq8Tah0k

Meat Leaf - /youtube/video/JNfQCRzcr3o

Can Neurons Play Doom? - /youtube/video/bEXefdbQDjw

Gabes Stuff:

http://www.scihouse.space/

https://www.instagram.com/glimsd/

https://www.instagram.com/scihousejax/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/biohacking-glybera-lipoprotein-lipase-deficiency-lpld-million-dollar-drug-1.5274314

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