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The "brain in a jar" scenario, in which a mad scientist disembodies a person's brain and connects it to a simulated reality, is both a common science fiction trope and the subject of countless thought experiments. But now, a limited version of that scenario may have just become a reality, as researchers from Ohio State University claim to have grown a nearly complete miniature human brain in a lab.
The organoid is about the size of a pencil eraser, and was derived from human cells. According to the researchers, it is the most complete brain organoid ever developed.
This may be a wacky question, but if this technology were taken to full term, would it be possible to use this brainoid as a radical new type of computer chip/hard drive system that would totally change the way computing is done on the computers we are using?
The "brain in a jar" scenario, in which a mad scientist disembodies a person's brain and connects it to a simulated reality, is both a common science fiction trope and the subject of countless thought experiments. But now, a limited version of that scenario may have just become a reality, as researchers from Ohio State University claim to have grown a nearly complete miniature human brain in a lab.
The organoid is about the size of a pencil eraser, and was derived from human cells. According to the researchers, it is the most complete brain organoid ever developed.
This may be a wacky question, but if this technology were taken to full term, would it be possible to use this brainoid as a radical new type of computer chip/hard drive system that would totally change the way computing is done on the computers we are using?
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